List of bridges in Egypt

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
1	Roda Island Bridge				Pontoon bridge	Footbridge Nile (short arm)		Cairo–Roda Island	Cairo
2	Mansoura Railway Bridge	جسر قطار المنصورة		279 m (915 ft)	Truss Steel	Railway bridge Nile (Damietta branch)	1913	Mansoura–Talkha 31°03′01.4″N 31°23′17.7″E / 31.050389°N 31.388250°E / 31.050389; 31.388250 (Mansoura Railway Bridge)	Dakahlia	^{[S 1]} ^[1]
3	Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge		Built by Eiffel et Cie company		Suspension	Footbridge Giza Zoo	1915	Giza 30°1′25.8″N 31°12′52.7″E / 30.023833°N 31.214639°E / 30.023833; 31.214639 (Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge)	Giza	^{[S 2]} ^[2]
4	King Farouk Bridge		Montaza Palace		Arch Concrete	Montazah Beach		Alexandria 31°17′27″N 30°1′19.9″E / 31.29083°N 30.022194°E / 31.29083; 30.022194 (King Farouk Bridge)	Alexandria
5	Imbaba Bridge	كوبري إمبابة		480 m (1,570 ft)	Truss Steel	Railway bridge Road bridge Nile	1924	Cairo–Giza 30°04′30.1″N 31°13′31.7″E / 30.075028°N 31.225472°E / 30.075028; 31.225472 (Imbaba Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[S 3]} ^[3] ^[4]
6	Qasr El Nil Bridge	كوبري قصر النيل		382 m (1,253 ft)	Beam bridge Steel	Road bridge Nile	1933	Cairo–Zamalek–Giza 30°2′37.5″N 31°13′47″E / 30.043750°N 31.22972°E / 30.043750; 31.22972 (Qasr El Nil Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[S 4]} ^[5]
7	Stanley Bridge (Alexandria) [ar]	كوبري ستانلي		276 m (906 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	El-Gaish Road Stanley beach	2001	Alexandria 31°14′6.2″N 29°56′54.9″E / 31.235056°N 29.948583°E / 31.235056; 29.948583 (Stanley Bridge (Alexandria))	Alexandria	^{[S 5]} ^[6]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

	Name FO	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
1	Suez Canal Bridge	كوبري السلام	404 m (1,325 ft)	3,900 m (12,800 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 50+70+404+70+50	Road bridge Suez Canal	2001	El Qantara 30°49′40.8″N 32°19′3.8″E / 30.828000°N 32.317722°E / 30.828000; 32.317722 (Suez Canal Bridge)	Ismailia	^{[S 6]} ^[7]
2	El Ferdan Railway Bridge	كوبري الفردان	340 m (1,120 ft)	640 m (2,100 ft)	Cantilever Steel Swing bridge 150+340+150	Railway bridge Suez Canal	2001	El Qantara 30°39′25.6″N 32°20′2″E / 30.657111°N 32.33389°E / 30.657111; 32.33389 (El Ferdan Railway Bridge)	Ismailia	^{[S 7]} ^[8] ^[9]
3	New El Ferdan Railway Bridge		340 m (1,120 ft)	640 m (2,100 ft)	Cantilever Steel Swing bridge 150+340+150	Railway bridge Suez Canal	2020	El Qantara 30°39′19.4″N 32°20′41.3″E / 30.655389°N 32.344806°E / 30.655389; 32.344806 (New El Ferdan Railway Bridge)	Ismailia	^[10]
4	Rod El Farag Axis Bridge	كوبري تحيا مصر	300 m (980 ft)	540 m (1,770 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 3x40+300+3x40	Road bridge Nile	2019	Cairo–Warraq Island–Giza 30°06′08.4″N 31°14′14.0″E / 30.102333°N 31.237222°E / 30.102333; 31.237222 (Rod El Farag Axis Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[Note 1]} ^{[Note 2]} ^[12]
5	Aswan Bridge [ar]	كوبري أسوان	250 m (820 ft)	977 m (3,205 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 49+76+250+76+49	Nile	2002	Aswan 24°11′38.7″N 32°51′58.6″E / 24.194083°N 32.866278°E / 24.194083; 32.866278 (Aswan Bridge)	Aswan	^{[S 8]} ^[13] ^[14]
6	Al Moneeb Bridge		150 m (490 ft)(x2)	470 m (1,540 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 85+2x150+85	Cairo Ring Road Nile		Cairo–Dahab Island–Giza 29°59′21.1″N 31°13′34.2″E / 29.989194°N 31.226167°E / 29.989194; 31.226167 (Al Moneeb Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[Note 1]} ^{[S 9]} ^[5] ^[15]
7	Dahshour Bridge	كوبرى جنوب دهشور	134 m (440 ft)	1,300 m (4,300 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 76+2x134+76	Regional Ring Road Nile	2013	Al Bilaydah–Ghammazah Al Kubra 29°41′22.4″N 31°17′09.6″E / 29.689556°N 31.286000°E / 29.689556; 31.286000 (Dahshour Bridge)	Giza	^{[Note 1]} ^[16] ^[17]
8	Rod El-Farag Bridge [ar]	كوبري روض الفرج	130 m (430 ft)	500 m (1,600 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 75+130+75	Road bridge Nile		Cairo–Giza 30°05′08.8″N 31°13′46.5″E / 30.085778°N 31.229583°E / 30.085778; 31.229583 (Rod El Farag Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[Note 1]} ^[18]
9	Gerga Axis Bridge	محور جرجا دار السلام	130 m (430 ft)(x2)		Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Nile	2017	Girga 26°21′54.0″N 31°53′05.3″E / 26.365000°N 31.884806°E / 26.365000; 31.884806 (Gerga Axis Bridge)	Sohag	^[19] ^[20]
10	El Warrak Bridge	كوبرى الوراق	120 m (390 ft)(x4)	2,260 m (7,410 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Cairo Ring Road Nile	2001	Cairo–Warraq Island–Giza 30°07′58.9″N 31°12′13.3″E / 30.133028°N 31.203694°E / 30.133028; 31.203694 (El Warrak Bridge)	Qalyubiyya Giza	^{[S 10]} ^[21] ^[22]
11	Banha Bridge	كوبرى بنها العلوى	120 m (390 ft)	1,300 m (4,300 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Alexandria Agriculture Road Nile (Damietta branch)		Benha 30°29′01.0″N 31°10′47.7″E / 30.483611°N 31.179917°E / 30.483611; 31.179917 (Banha Bridge)	Qalyubiyya	^[23]
12	15th May Bridge [ar]	كوبري 15 مايو	115 m (377 ft)		Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Nile	1986	Cairo–Zamalek–Giza 30°03′28.2″N 31°13′36.9″E / 30.057833°N 31.226917°E / 30.057833; 31.226917 (15th May Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^[24] ^[25]
13	6th October Bridge	جسر 6 أكتوبر	110 m (360 ft)	12,500 m (41,000 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 100+110+100	Road bridge Nile	1996	Cairo–Zamalek–Giza 30°2′57.3″N 31°13′46.2″E / 30.049250°N 31.229500°E / 30.049250; 31.229500 (6th October Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[S 11]} ^[5]
14	El Giza Bridge	كوبري عباس	104 m (341 ft)	471 m (1,545 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 69+104+70	Road bridge Nile	1971	Cairo–Roda Island–Giza 30°00′57.1″N 31°13′12.5″E / 30.015861°N 31.220139°E / 30.015861; 31.220139 (Al Moneeb Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[S 12]} ^[5] ^[26]
15	Tama Axis Upper Bridge [ar]	جسر محور طما العلوي			Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Nile	2018	Tima 26°53′33.5″N 31°29′02.1″E / 26.892639°N 31.483917°E / 26.892639; 31.483917 (Tama Axis Upper Bridge)	Sohag Asyut
16	New Banha Bridge				Box girder Prestressed concrete	Regional Ring Road Nile (Damietta branch)		Benha 30°29′36.3″N 31°11′27.7″E / 30.493417°N 31.191028°E / 30.493417; 31.191028 (New Banha Bridge)	Qalyubiyya
17	El Gama'a Bridge [ar]	كوبري الجامعه			Beam bridge Steel	Road bridge Nile		Cairo–Roda Island–Giza 30°1′42.5″N 31°13′14.4″E / 30.028472°N 31.220667°E / 30.028472; 31.220667 (El Gama'a Bridge)	Cairo Giza	^{[Note 3]} ^{[S 13]}
18	Talkha Axis Nile Bridge			630 m (2,070 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Nile (Damietta branch)	2016	Mansoura–Talkha 31°05′39.3″N 31°25′20.8″E / 31.094250°N 31.422444°E / 31.094250; 31.422444 (Talkha Axis Nile Bridge)	Dakahlia	^[27]
19	Kalabsha Bridge [ar]	جسر كلابشة			Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Nile		Kom Ombo 24°35′01.1″N 32°54′16.7″E / 24.583639°N 32.904639°E / 24.583639; 32.904639 (Kalabsha Bridge)	Aswan

Notes and references

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.
^ With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge (May 2019).^[11]
^ Also called Cairo University Bridge.

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

Others references

^ Moddather Hassan, Maha; H. Abbas, Hussein (August 2017). "Dynamic characteristics of old railway steel bridges in Egypt". MATEC Web of Conferences. 120: 01005. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201712001005.
^ "Suspension Bridge". Gizazoo-eg.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Youssef, E.S.; Abbas, H.M.; Saleh, M.M.; Elewa, M.A. (July 2019). "Experimental testes of Imbaba Railway Bridge" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 237–246. ISSN 1110-0990.
^ Sirjacobs, 2012, p.60
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chen, Duan, 2014, p.1203
^ "Stanley Bridge - Alexandria". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ The detailed design study of the project for construction of the Suez Canal Bridge in Egypt - Final report (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. January 1997. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Maertens, Luc (1999). "Swing bridge over Suez Canal at El Ferdan: soil structure interaction and deformations". IABSE Colloquium (New Delhi): Foundations for Major Bridges: Design and Construction. Report - E-periodica.ch. 80. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering: 211-216. doi:10.5169/seals-60761.
^ Abraham, Michael J. (November 8, 2000). "Suez Canal Bridge at El Ferdan" (PDF). Heavymovablestructures.org. Heavy Movable Structures, Inc. - Eighth Biennial Symposium. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Mazzarolo, Enrico; Grigoletto, Marco; Ceccato, Fabio (July 2019). "El Ferdan Bridge over the Suez Canal" (PDF). DarMagazine. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Widest cable-stayed bridge". Guinness World Records. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ ElSherbeny, Mostafa M.; AboulAta, Nahla M.; Shafiq, Nader M. (July 2019). "Effect of local scour on Rod El Farag Cable Stayed Bridge Piers" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 150–164. ISSN 1110-0990.
^ Abou-Rayan, A.M. (March 2004). "Static and dynamic characteristics of Aswan Cable-stayed Bridge" (PDF). Mansoura Engineering JOurnal (MEJ). 29 (1).
^ Seleemah, Maryam A.; Helam, Mohamed S.; Abu-alenein, Mohamed A.; Hammad, Eslam B.; Goda, Mohamed S.; Seleemah, Ayman A.; Elkady, Amr Z. (August 2022). "Response of Aswan cable-stayed bridge to spatial non-synchronous seismic excitations". Journal of Engineering and Applied Science. 69 (70). doi:10.1186/s44147-022-00124-1.
^ "Al Moneeb Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Dahshor Bridge". Infra-consultants.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Dahshour Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Rod El-Farag Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Gerga - Dar El Salam Axis Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Gerga Axis Bridge, Sohag". Presidency.eg. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (March 2008). "Special-Purpose Simulation Model for Balanced Cantilever Bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering. 13 (2). American Society of Civil Engineers: 122–131. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2008)13:2(122). ISSN 1084-0702.
^ Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (December 2006). Bridge Sim: framework for planning and optimizing bridge deck construction using computer simulation (PDF). Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference. IEEE. pp. 2039–2046. doi:10.1109/WSC.2006.322991.
^ "Banha Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "15th May Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Integrated Systems for Bridges Construction". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Al Giza Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "محور طلخا على النيل" [Talkha axis on the Nile]. Egy-map.com (in Arabic). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

External links

"Transportation: Bridges". Ace-egypt.com - ACE Consulting Engineers Egypt. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
"Brücken in der Ägypten" [Bridges in Egypt]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).

[length-18] The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.

[20] With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge (May 2019).^[11]

[41] Also called Cairo University Bridge.

[1] "Mansoura Rail Bridge".

[3] "Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge".

[5] "Imbaba Bridge".

[8] "Kasr el Nil Bridge".

[10] "Stanley Bridge".

[12] "Suez Canal Bridge".

[14] "El Ferdan Swing Bridge".

[22] "Aswan Bridge".

[25] "Al Moneeb Bridge".

[32] "El Warrak Bridge".

[38] "6th of October Bridge".

[39] "El Giza Bridge".

[42] "El Gama'a Bridge".

[2] Moddather Hassan, Maha; H. Abbas, Hussein (August 2017). "Dynamic characteristics of old railway steel bridges in Egypt". MATEC Web of Conferences. 120: 01005. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201712001005.

[4] "Suspension Bridge". Gizazoo-eg.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[6] Youssef, E.S.; Abbas, H.M.; Saleh, M.M.; Elewa, M.A. (July 2019). "Experimental testes of Imbaba Railway Bridge" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 237–246. ISSN 1110-0990.

[7] Sirjacobs, 2012, p.60

[ChenDuanInternational1203-9] Chen, Duan, 2014, p.1203

[11] "Stanley Bridge - Alexandria". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[13] The detailed design study of the project for construction of the Suez Canal Bridge in Egypt - Final report (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. January 1997. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[15] Maertens, Luc (1999). "Swing bridge over Suez Canal at El Ferdan: soil structure interaction and deformations". IABSE Colloquium (New Delhi): Foundations for Major Bridges: Design and Construction. Report - E-periodica.ch. 80. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering: 211-216. doi:10.5169/seals-60761.

[16] Abraham, Michael J. (November 8, 2000). "Suez Canal Bridge at El Ferdan" (PDF). Heavymovablestructures.org. Heavy Movable Structures, Inc. - Eighth Biennial Symposium. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[17] Mazzarolo, Enrico; Grigoletto, Marco; Ceccato, Fabio (July 2019). "El Ferdan Bridge over the Suez Canal" (PDF). DarMagazine. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[19] "Widest cable-stayed bridge". Guinness World Records. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[21] ElSherbeny, Mostafa M.; AboulAta, Nahla M.; Shafiq, Nader M. (July 2019). "Effect of local scour on Rod El Farag Cable Stayed Bridge Piers" (PDF). Civil Engineering Research Magazine (CERM). Vol. 41, no. 3. Al-Azhar University. pp. 150–164. ISSN 1110-0990.

[23] Abou-Rayan, A.M. (March 2004). "Static and dynamic characteristics of Aswan Cable-stayed Bridge" (PDF). Mansoura Engineering JOurnal (MEJ). 29 (1).

[24] Seleemah, Maryam A.; Helam, Mohamed S.; Abu-alenein, Mohamed A.; Hammad, Eslam B.; Goda, Mohamed S.; Seleemah, Ayman A.; Elkady, Amr Z. (August 2022). "Response of Aswan cable-stayed bridge to spatial non-synchronous seismic excitations". Journal of Engineering and Applied Science. 69 (70). doi:10.1186/s44147-022-00124-1.

[26] "Al Moneeb Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[27] "Dahshor Bridge". Infra-consultants.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[28] "Dahshour Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[29] "Rod El-Farag Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[30] "Gerga - Dar El Salam Axis Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[31] "Gerga Axis Bridge, Sohag". Presidency.eg. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[33] Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (March 2008). "Special-Purpose Simulation Model for Balanced Cantilever Bridges". Journal of Bridge Engineering. 13 (2). American Society of Civil Engineers: 122–131. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2008)13:2(122). ISSN 1084-0702.

[34] Marzouk, Mohamed; Said, Hisham; El-Said, Moheeb (December 2006). Bridge Sim: framework for planning and optimizing bridge deck construction using computer simulation (PDF). Proceedings of the 2006 Winter Simulation Conference. IEEE. pp. 2039–2046. doi:10.1109/WSC.2006.322991.

[35] "Banha Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[36] "15th May Bridge - Cairo". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[37] "Integrated Systems for Bridges Construction". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[40] "Al Giza Bridge". Arabcont.com - Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[43] "محور طلخا على النيل" [Talkha axis on the Nile]. Egy-map.com (in Arabic). Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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