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Suez Canal Bridge

Coordinates: 30°49′42″N 32°19′03″E / 30.828248°N 32.317572°E / 30.828248; 32.317572
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Mubarak Peace Bridge
Coordinates30°49′42″N 32°19′03″E / 30.828248°N 32.317572°E / 30.828248; 32.317572
Carriesvehicular traffic[1]
CrossesSuez Canal
LocaleEl Qantara, Egypt
Owner
  • General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport
  • Ministry of Transport and Communication
[1]
Maintained byGeneral Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communication
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box[1]
MaterialSteel and reinforced concrete[1]
Total length3.9 km (2.4 mi)[1]
Width10 m (33 ft)[1]
Heightpylons: 154 m (505 ft)[1]
Longest span404 m (1,325 ft)[1]
Clearance below70 m (230 ft)[1]
History
DesignerKajima
Constructed byConsortium consisting of:
[2]
Construction start1995
OpenedOctober 9, 2001
Suez Canal Bridge is located in Egypt
Suez Canal Bridge
Location
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The Mubarak Peace Bridge, also known as the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, or Al Salam Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El Qantara ("El Qantara" means "The Bridge" in Arabic[clarification needed]). The bridge links the continents of Africa and Eurasia.

Design and construction

Detail view of one of the main pylons.

The bridge was built with assistance from the Japanese government. The main contractor was Kajima Corporation.[2]

The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the visit of then-President Mubarak to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge was opened in October 2001.

The bridge, which has a 70-metre (230 ft) clearance over the canal and is 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) long, consists of a 400-metre (1,300 ft) cable-stayed main span and two 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long approach spans.

The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is 154 metres (505 ft) each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks.

The clearance under the bridge is 70 metres, which defines, therefore, the admissible maximum height of 68 metres[3] above the waterline (Suezmax) of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal.

Significant developments in the region

The Suez Canal Bridge was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including other projects such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the El Ferdan Railway Bridge, and the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Suez Canal Bridge at Structurae
  2. ^ a b "Kajima's Spectacular Suez Canal Bridge Project" (PDF). Kajima. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Art. 52 Rules of Navigation in http://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/
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