Desouk Bridge

Desouk Bridge
Coordinates 31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.1306°N 30.6367°E / 31.1306; 30.6367Coordinates: 31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.1306°N 30.6367°E / 31.1306; 30.6367
Carries Railway
Crosses Lower Nile
Locale Desouk
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Total length 610 metres
History
Constructed by Dorman Long
Construction start 1925
Construction end 1927
Opened 1927

The Desouk Bridge is a steel truss bridge carrying the railway across the Lower Nile in Desouk, Egypt.

History

The bridge was built between 1925 and 1927 by Dorman Long: it is 610 meters long.[1]

The bridge under construction

References

  1. ↑ The Dessouk Railway Bridge Over the Nile. A Description of the Bridge and of the Construction Methods Adopted. Published by Dorman Long & Company Ltd

Coordinates: 31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.13056°N 30.63667°E / 31.13056; 30.63667

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