List of bridges in Egypt

Historical or architectural interest bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Arabic ! scope=col |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Governorate ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Bridge Giza Zoo.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Conception by [[Gustave Eiffel]]<br />[[Giza Zoo]]||||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Cast iron}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />'' ''</small></center>||1915||[[Giza]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|1|25.8|N|31|12|52.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[Giza Governorate]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gizazoo-eg.com/Content/ContentPage.aspx?pageId=66 | title=Suspension Bridge |website=gizazoo-eg.com - Giza Zoo}}</ref><br /><ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/giza-zoo-suspension-bridge | title=Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:Alexandria - Montazah Palace - Farouk Bridge.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[King Farouk Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[Montaza Palace]]||||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Concrete}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Mediterranean Sea]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Alexandria]]<br /><small>{{Coord|31|17|27|N|30|1|19.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=King Farouk Bridge}}</small>||[[Alexandria Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:Imbaba Bridge (271400956).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Imbaba Bridge]]||كوبري إمبابة||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|495|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|T |[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small><br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||1924||[[Cairo]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|04|30.1|N|31|13|31.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Imbaba Bridge}}</small>||[[Cairo Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/imbaba-bridge | title=Imbaba Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Police on Kasr El Nile Bridge - Jan28 2011.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Qasr El Nil Bridge]]||كوبري قصر النيل||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||||<small>{{Sort|B |[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Place Saad Zaghloul - Place Tahrir<br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||1933||[[Cairo]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|2|37.5|N|31|13|47|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Pont Qasr al-Nil}}</small>||[[Cairo Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/kasr-el-nil-bridge | title=Kasr el Nil Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Cairo street scenes, Dec 2008.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Gama'a Bridge]]||كوبري الجامعه||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||||<small>{{Sort|B |[[Beam bridge|Beam]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Cairo]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|1|42.5|N|31|13|14.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Gama'a Bridge}}</small>||[[Cairo Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/el-gama-a-bridge | title=El Gama'a Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge in Alexandria 02.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Stanley Bridge (Alexandria)|Stanley Bridge]]||كوبري ستانلي||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|276|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG276|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>El-Gaish Road<br />''[[Mediterranean Sea]]''</small></center>||2001||[[Alexandria]]<br /><small>{{Coord|31|14|6.2|N|29|56|54.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Stanley Bridge (Alexandria)}}</small>||[[Alexandria Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/stanley-bridge | title=Stanley Bridge}}</ref> |}

Major bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Arabic ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Governorate ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Suez Canal Bridge (2008) 07.jpg|150px| ]]||_row_count||[[Suez Canal Bridge]]||كوبري السلام||{{convert|404|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|3900|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C404|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons<br />50+70+404+70+50}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Suez Canal]]''</small></center>||2001||[[El Qantara, Egypt|El Qantara]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|49|40.8|N|32|19|3.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Suez Canal Bridge}}</small>||[[Ismailia Governorate|Ismailia]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/suez-canal-bridge | title=Suez Canal Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Disused Railway Swing Bridge in the Suez Canal, Egypt (31538742762).jpg|150px| ]]||_row_count||[[El Ferdan Railway Bridge]]||كوبري الفردان||{{convert|340|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|640|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|CA340|[[Cantilever bridge|Cantilever]]<br />Steel<br />[[Swing bridge]]<br />150+340+150}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Suez Canal]]''</small></center>||2001||[[El Qantara, Egypt|El Qantara]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|39|25.6|N|32|20|2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Ferdan Railway Bridge}}</small>||[[Ismailia Governorate|Ismailia]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/el-ferdan-swing-bridge | title=El Ferdan Swing Bridge }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Rod El Farag Axis Bridge]]||كوبري تحيا مصر|| ||{{convert|540|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||2019||[[Rod El Farag]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|06|08.4|N|31|14|14.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Rod El Farag Axis Bridge}}</small>||[[Cairo Governorate]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.xypex.com/uploads/Projects/42551/Xypex%20-%20Rod%20el%20Farag%20Axis%20Bridge.pdf | title=Rod el Farag Axis Bridge Cairo, Egypt |publisher=Xypex Chemical Corporation }}</ref> |- |[[File:Al-Khattarah-Brücke.jpg|150px| ]]||_row_count||[[Aswan Bridge]]||كوبري أسوان ||{{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|977|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C250|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||2002||[[Aswan]]<br /><small>{{Coord|24|11|38.7|N|32|51|58.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Aswan Bridge}}</small>||[[Aswan Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/aswan-bridge| title=Aswan Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Zad-Cairo.jpg|150px| ]]||_row_count||[[6th October Bridge]]||جسر 6 أكتوبر||{{convert|141|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|12500|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG141|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||1996||[[Cairo]]<br /><small>{{Coord|30|2|57.3|N|31|13|46.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=6th October Bridge}}</small>||[[Cairo Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/6th-of-october-bridge | title=6th of October Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge Desouk Highway.jpg|150px| ]]||_row_count||[[Desouk Road Bridge]]||كوبري دسوق العلوي|| ||{{convert|1295|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG |[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Nile]]''</small></center>||1989||[[Desouk]] - [[AR Rahmaniyyah]]<br /><small>{{Coord|31|7|0|N|30|39|3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Desouk Road Bridge}}</small>||[[Kafr El Sheikh Governorate|Kafr El Sheikh]]<br />[[Beheira Governorate|Beheira]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meichtry-widmer.ch/Projekt/66 | title=Dessouk, Ägypten |language=German|publisher=Meichtry & Widmer - Bauingenieure AG Zug}}</ref> |}

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Others references

      See also

      Further reading

      Mazhar Mohamed Saleh, Maha Moddather Hassan. Assessment of Structural Condition of Steel Bridges in Egypt. EHAF Consulting Engineers.

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