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King Fahd Causeway جسر الملك فهد | |
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Coordinates | 26°10′57″N 50°20′09″E / 26.18250°N 50.33583°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles |
Crosses | Gulf of Bahrain |
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Official name | King Fahd Causeway |
Other name(s) | Bahrain Bridge (by residents of Saudi Arabia), Saudi Bridge (by residents of Bahrain) |
Named for | Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Maintained by | King Fahd Causeway Authority |
Website | www |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 25 km (16 mi) |
Width | 23 m (75 ft) |
Longest span | 150 m |
History | |
Constructed by | Ballast Nedam |
Construction cost | US$800 million |
Opened | 26 November 1986 |
Statistics | |
Toll | SAR 25, BHD 2.5 (Small Vehicles) SAR 35, BHD 3.5 (Light Trucks & Small Bus) SAR 50, BHD 5 (Large Buses) SAR 5, BHD 0.500 per ton (Trucks)[1] |
Location | |
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The King Fahd Causeway (Arabic: جسر الملك فهد, romanized: Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and Al Jasra, Bahrain.
Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons,[2] with seven embankments in the Gulf's shallower water.[2] One of the embankments, known as Middle Island (الجزيرة الوسطى, al-Jazirat al-Wustaa) has been converted into a sizeable artificial island with customs and immigration facilities, a mosque and gardens and fast food restaurants. Another island towards the end of the causeway belongs to Bahrain and is simply known as Mother of Sleepiness (ام النعسان, Um al-Na'saan).