Suez Canal Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 30°49′42″N 32°19′03″E / 30.828248°N 32.317572°E |
Carries | Four lanes vehicular traffic[1] |
Crosses | Suez Canal |
Locale | El Qantara, Egypt |
Owner |
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Maintained by | General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communication |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box[1] |
Material | Steel and reinforced concrete[1] |
Total length | 3.9 km (2.4 mi)[1] |
Width | 22.8 m (75 ft)[2] |
Height | 154 m (505 ft) (pylons)[1] |
Longest span | 404 m (1,325 ft)[1] |
Clearance below | 70 m (230 ft)[1] |
History | |
Designer | Kajima |
Constructed by | Consortium consisting of: [3] |
Construction start | 1995 |
Opened | October 9, 2001 |
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The Suez Canal Bridge, also known as the Egyptian–Japanese Friendship Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, Al Salam Peace Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El-Qantara, whose name means "the peace" in Egyptian Arabic. The bridge links the continents of Africa and Asia.