On October 21, 2020, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the new Little Belt Bridge. On October 21, 1970, Den Nye Lillebæltsbro was opened by Danish King Frederik IX. The bridge connects Jutland and Funen. The architect behind the New Little Belt bridge as well as the Vejlefjord bridge, is Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen.