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List of bridges in Egypt

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

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Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1 Roda Island Bridge Pontoon bridge
Footbridge
Nile
(short arm)
CairoRoda Island
Cairo
2 Mansoura Railway Bridge جسر قطار المنصورة 279 m (915 ft) Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Nile
(Damietta branch)
1913 MansouraTalkha
31°03′01.4″N 31°23′17.7″E / 31.050389°N 31.388250°E / 31.050389; 31.388250 (Mansoura Railway Bridge)
Dakahlia [S 1]
[1]
3 Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge Built by Eiffel et Cie company Suspension
Footbridge
Giza Zoo
1915 Giza
30°1′25.8″N 31°12′52.7″E / 30.023833°N 31.214639°E / 30.023833; 31.214639 (Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge)
Giza [S 2]
[2]
4 King Farouk Bridge Montaza Palace Arch
Concrete

Montazah Beach
Alexandria
31°17′27″N 30°1′19.9″E / 31.29083°N 30.022194°E / 31.29083; 30.022194 (King Farouk Bridge)
Alexandria
5 Imbaba Bridge كوبري إمبابة 480 m (1,570 ft) Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Road bridge
Nile
1924 CairoGiza
30°04′30.1″N 31°13′31.7″E / 30.075028°N 31.225472°E / 30.075028; 31.225472 (Imbaba Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 3]
[3]
[4]
6 Qasr El Nil Bridge كوبري قصر النيل 382 m (1,253 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Road bridge
Nile
1933 CairoZamalekGiza
30°2′37.5″N 31°13′47″E / 30.043750°N 31.22972°E / 30.043750; 31.22972 (Qasr El Nil Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 4]
[5]
7 Stanley Bridge (Alexandria) [ar] كوبري ستانلي 276 m (906 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
El-Gaish Road
Stanley beach
2001 Alexandria
31°14′6.2″N 29°56′54.9″E / 31.235056°N 29.948583°E / 31.235056; 29.948583 (Stanley Bridge (Alexandria))
Alexandria [S 5]
[6]


Major road and railway bridges

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This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

Name FO Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1 Suez Canal Bridge كوبري السلام 404 m (1,325 ft) 3,900 m (12,800 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
50+70+404+70+50
Road bridge
Suez Canal
2001 El Qantara
30°49′40.8″N 32°19′3.8″E / 30.828000°N 32.317722°E / 30.828000; 32.317722 (Suez Canal Bridge)
Ismailia [S 6]
[7]
2 El Ferdan Railway Bridge كوبري الفردان 340 m (1,120 ft) 640 m (2,100 ft) Cantilever
Steel
Swing bridge
150+340+150
Railway bridge
Suez Canal
2001 El Qantara
30°39′25.6″N 32°20′2″E / 30.657111°N 32.33389°E / 30.657111; 32.33389 (El Ferdan Railway Bridge)
Ismailia [S 7]
[8]
[9]
3 New El Ferdan Railway Bridge 340 m (1,120 ft) 640 m (2,100 ft) Cantilever
Steel
Swing bridge
150+340+150
Railway bridge
Suez Canal
2020 El Qantara
30°39′19.4″N 32°20′41.3″E / 30.655389°N 32.344806°E / 30.655389; 32.344806 (New El Ferdan Railway Bridge)
Ismailia [10]
4 Rod El Farag Axis Bridge كوبري تحيا مصر 300 m (980 ft) 540 m (1,770 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
3x40+300+3x40
Road bridge
Nile
2019 CairoWarraq IslandGiza
30°06′08.4″N 31°14′14.0″E / 30.102333°N 31.237222°E / 30.102333; 31.237222 (Rod El Farag Axis Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[Note 2]
[12]
5 Aswan Bridge [ar] كوبري أسوان 250 m (820 ft) 977 m (3,205 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
49+76+250+76+49
2002 Aswan
24°11′38.7″N 32°51′58.6″E / 24.194083°N 32.866278°E / 24.194083; 32.866278 (Aswan Bridge)
Aswan [S 8]
[13]
[14]
6 Al Moneeb Bridge 150 m (490 ft)(x2) 470 m (1,540 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
85+2x150+85
CairoDahab IslandGiza
29°59′21.1″N 31°13′34.2″E / 29.989194°N 31.226167°E / 29.989194; 31.226167 (Al Moneeb Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[S 9]
[5]
[15]
7 Dahshour Bridge كوبرى جنوب دهشور 134 m (440 ft) 1,300 m (4,300 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
76+2x134+76
Regional Ring Road
Nile
2013 Al BilaydahGhammazah Al Kubra
29°41′22.4″N 31°17′09.6″E / 29.689556°N 31.286000°E / 29.689556; 31.286000 (Dahshour Bridge)
Giza [Note 1]
[16]
[17]
8 Rod El-Farag Bridge [ar] كوبري روض الفرج 130 m (430 ft) 500 m (1,600 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
75+130+75
Road bridge
Nile
CairoGiza
30°05′08.8″N 31°13′46.5″E / 30.085778°N 31.229583°E / 30.085778; 31.229583 (Rod El Farag Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[18]
9 Gerga Axis Bridge محور جرجا دار السلام 130 m (430 ft)(x2) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2017 Girga
26°21′54.0″N 31°53′05.3″E / 26.365000°N 31.884806°E / 26.365000; 31.884806 (Gerga Axis Bridge)
Sohag [19]
[20]
10 El Warrak Bridge كوبرى الوراق 120 m (390 ft)(x4) 2,260 m (7,410 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2001 CairoWarraq IslandGiza
30°07′58.9″N 31°12′13.3″E / 30.133028°N 31.203694°E / 30.133028; 31.203694 (El Warrak Bridge)
Qalyubiyya
Giza
[S 10]
[21]
[22]
11 Banha Bridge كوبرى بنها العلوى 120 m (390 ft) 1,300 m (4,300 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Alexandria Agriculture Road
Nile
(Damietta branch)
Benha
30°29′01.0″N 31°10′47.7″E / 30.483611°N 31.179917°E / 30.483611; 31.179917 (Banha Bridge)
Qalyubiyya [23]
12 15th May Bridge [ar] كوبري 15 مايو 115 m (377 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
1986 CairoZamalekGiza
30°03′28.2″N 31°13′36.9″E / 30.057833°N 31.226917°E / 30.057833; 31.226917 (15th May Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[24]
[25]
13 6th October Bridge جسر 6 أكتوبر 110 m (360 ft) 12,500 m (41,000 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
100+110+100
Road bridge
Nile
1996 CairoZamalekGiza
30°2′57.3″N 31°13′46.2″E / 30.049250°N 31.229500°E / 30.049250; 31.229500 (6th October Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 11]
[5]
14 El Giza Bridge كوبري عباس 104 m (341 ft) 471 m (1,545 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
69+104+70
Road bridge
Nile
1971 CairoRoda IslandGiza
30°00′57.1″N 31°13′12.5″E / 30.015861°N 31.220139°E / 30.015861; 31.220139 (Al Moneeb Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 12]
[5]
[26]
15 Tama Axis Upper Bridge [ar] جسر محور طما العلوي Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2018 Tima
26°53′33.5″N 31°29′02.1″E / 26.892639°N 31.483917°E / 26.892639; 31.483917 (Tama Axis Upper Bridge)
Sohag
Asyut
16 New Banha Bridge Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Regional Ring Road
Nile
(Damietta branch)
Benha
30°29′36.3″N 31°11′27.7″E / 30.493417°N 31.191028°E / 30.493417; 31.191028 (New Banha Bridge)
Qalyubiyya
17 El Gama'a Bridge [ar] كوبري الجامعه Beam bridge
Steel
Road bridge
Nile
CairoRoda IslandGiza
30°1′42.5″N 31°13′14.4″E / 30.028472°N 31.220667°E / 30.028472; 31.220667 (El Gama'a Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 3]
[S 13]
18 Talkha Axis Nile Bridge 630 m (2,070 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
(Damietta branch)
2016 MansouraTalkha
31°05′39.3″N 31°25′20.8″E / 31.094250°N 31.422444°E / 31.094250; 31.422444 (Talkha Axis Nile Bridge)
Dakahlia [27]
19 Kalabsha Bridge [ar] جسر كلابشة Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
Kom Ombo
24°35′01.1″N 32°54′16.7″E / 24.583639°N 32.904639°E / 24.583639; 32.904639 (Kalabsha Bridge)
Aswan


See also

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Notes and references

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  • Notes
  1. ^ a b c d The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.
  2. ^ With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge (May 2019).[11]
  3. ^ Also called Cairo University Bridge.
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  • Others references
  1. ^ Moddather Hassan, Maha; H. Abbas, Hussein (August 2017). "Dynamic characteristics of old railway steel bridges in Egypt". MATEC Web of Conferences. 120: 01005. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201712001005.
  2. ^ "Suspension Bridge". Gizazoo-eg.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Youssef, E.S.; Abbas, H.M.; Saleh, M.M.; Elewa, M.A. (July 2019). "Experimental testes of Imbaba Railway Bridge" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 237–246. ISSN 1110-0990.
  4. ^ Sirjacobs, 2012, p.60
  5. ^ a b c d Chen, Duan, 2014, p.1203
  6. ^ "Stanley Bridge - Alexandria". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. ^ The detailed design study of the project for construction of the Suez Canal Bridge in Egypt - Final report (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. January 1997. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Maertens, Luc (1999). "Swing bridge over Suez Canal at El Ferdan: soil structure interaction and deformations". IABSE Colloquium (New Delhi): Foundations for Major Bridges: Design and Construction. Report - E-periodica.ch. 80. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering: 211-216. doi:10.5169/seals-60761.
  9. ^ Abraham, Michael J. (November 8, 2000). "Suez Canal Bridge at El Ferdan" (PDF). Heavymovablestructures.org. Heavy Movable Structures, Inc. - Eighth Biennial Symposium. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Mazzarolo, Enrico; Grigoletto, Marco; Ceccato, Fabio (July 2019). "El Ferdan Bridge over the Suez Canal" (PDF). DarMagazine. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Widest cable-stayed bridge". Guinness World Records. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  12. ^ ElSherbeny, Mostafa M.; AboulAta, Nahla M.; Shafiq, Nader M. (July 2019). "Effect of local scour on Rod El Farag Cable Stayed Bridge Piers" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 150–164. ISSN 1110-0990.
  13. ^ Abou-Rayan, A.M. (March 2004). "Static and dynamic characteristics of Aswan Cable-stayed Bridge" (PDF). Mansoura Engineering JOurnal (MEJ). 29 (1).
  14. ^ Seleemah, Maryam A.; Helam, Mohamed S.; Abu-alenein, Mohamed A.; Hammad, Eslam B.; Goda, Mohamed S.; Seleemah, Ayman A.; Elkady, Amr Z. (August 2022). "Response of Aswan cable-stayed bridge to spatial non-synchronous seismic excitations". Journal of Engineering and Applied Science. 69 (70). doi:10.1186/s44147-022-00124-1.
  15. ^ "Al Moneeb Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "Dahshor Bridge". Infra-consultants.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dahshour Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "Rod El-Farag Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "Gerga - Dar El Salam Axis Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Gerga Axis Bridge, Sohag". Presidency.eg. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  21. ^ Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (March 2008). "Special-Purpose Simulation Model for Balanced Cantilever Bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering. 13 (2). American Society of Civil Engineers: 122–131. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2008)13:2(122). ISSN 1084-0702.
  22. ^ Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (December 2006). Bridge Sim: framework for planning and optimizing bridge deck construction using computer simulation (PDF). Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference. IEEE. pp. 2039–2046. doi:10.1109/WSC.2006.322991.
  23. ^ "Banha Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  24. ^ "15th May Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  25. ^ "Integrated Systems for Bridges Construction". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  26. ^ "Al Giza Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  27. ^ "محور طلخا على النيل" [Talkha axis on the Nile]. Egy-map.com (in Arabic). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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