Shambat Bridge

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The Shambat Bridge was a bridge in Sudan which crossed the Nile connecting Omdurman to Khartoum North.

The bridge was built from 1963 to 1966 by the Italian company Recchi.^[1] It was the first prestressed concrete bridge built abroad by an Italian company.^[2]

On 11 November 2023, the bridge was destroyed amid intense fighting in the Battle of Khartoum.^[3] The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces blamed each other for its destruction.^[4]

15°38′39″N 32°30′24″E / 15.64417°N 32.50667°E / 15.64417; 32.50667

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