Suez Canal Bridge
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 |
| 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 |
| Material | Steel and reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Width | 22.8 m (75 ft) |
| Height | 154 m (505 ft) (pylons) |
| Longest span | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Clearance below | 70 m (230 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Kajima |
| Constructed by | Consortium consisting of: |
| 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.