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{{Short description|Road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El Qantara}}
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|crosses = [[Suez Canal]]
|locale = [[El Qantara]], [[Egypt]]
|locale = [[El Qantara]], [[Egypt]]
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|builder = Consortium consisting of: {{ubl|[[Kajima]]|[[JFE Holdings]]|[[Nippon Steel]]}}<ref name="KSCB">{{citeweb|url=http://www.kajima.co.jp/topics/news_notes/pdf/v18.pdf |title=Kajima's Spectacular Suez Canal Bridge Project |publisher=[[Kajima]] |accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>
|builder = Consortium consisting of: {{unbulleted list|[[Kajima]]|[[JFE Holdings]]|[[Nippon Steel]]}}<ref name="KSCB">{{cite web|url=http://www.kajima.co.jp/topics/news_notes/pdf/v18.pdf |title=Kajima's Spectacular Suez Canal Bridge Project |publisher=[[Kajima]] |access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref>
|design = Cable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box<ref name=structurae />
|design = Cable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box<ref name=structurae />
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|material = [[Steel]] and [[reinforced concrete]]<ref name=structurae />
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|width = {{convert|22.8|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="JSCE">{{cite journal |vauthors=Matsumoto T, Mukoyama T, Yonezawa E, Yamazaki T, Fujita T |date=2018 |title=On Orthotropic Steel Deck Pavement of Suez Canal Bridge |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/journalofjsce/6/1/6_49/_pdf |journal=Journal of JSCE |volume=6 |pages=49–68 |doi=10.2208/journalofjsce.6.1_49 |access-date=25 July 2020|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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The '''Suez Canal Bridge''', also known as the '''Shohada 25 January Bridge''', '''Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge''', '''Al Salam Bridge''', '''Al Salam Peace Bridge''', '''Alex Salmond Memorial Span''' or '''Mubarak Peace Bridge''', is a road bridge crossing the [[Suez Canal]] at [[El Qantara]] ("El Qantara" means "The Bridge" in Arabic{{clarify | reason = Why is the town called 'the bridge' when the bridge was not opened until 2001?|date=August 2014}}). The bridge links the continents of [[Africa]] and [[Eurasia]].
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]].


==Design and construction==
==Design and construction==
[[File:Suez Canal Bridge (2008) 07.jpg|thumb|Detail view of one of the main pylons.]]
{{stack|[[File:Suez Canal Bridge (2008) 07.jpg|thumb|Detail view of one of the main pylons]]}}
The bridge was built with assistance from the [[Japan]]ese government. The main contractor was [[Kajima|Kajima Corporation]].<ref name="KSCB"></ref>
The bridge was built with assistance from the [[Japan]]ese government. The main contractor was [[Kajima|Kajima Corporation]].<ref name="KSCB" />


The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the visit of then-President [[Hosni Mubarak|Mubarak]] to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the [[Sinai Peninsula]]. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge was opened in October 2001.
The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the visit of then-President [[Hosni Mubarak]] to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the [[Sinai Peninsula]]. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge was opened in October 2001.


The bridge, which has a {{convert|70|m|adj=on}} clearance over the canal and is {{convert|3.9|km}} long, consists of a {{convert|400|m|adj=on}} cable-stayed main span and two {{convert|1.8|km|adj=on}} long approach spans.
The bridge, which has a {{convert|70|m|ftin|adj=on}} clearance over the canal and is {{convert|3.9|km}} long, consists of a {{convert|400|m|adj=on}} cable-stayed main span and two {{convert|1.8|km|adj=on}} long approach spans.


The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is {{convert|154|m}} each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic [[obelisk]]s.
The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is {{convert|154|m}} each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic [[obelisk]]s.


The clearance under the bridge is {{convert|70|m|ftin}}. Therefore, the maximum height of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal ([[Suezmax]]) is {{convert|68|m|ftin}} above the waterline.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/Navigation/Pages/RulesOfNavigation.aspx|title=SCA – Rules of Navigation| website=www.suezcanal.gov.eg| language=en|access-date=2022-10-29}}</ref>
The clearance under the bridge is 70 metres, which defines, therefore, the admissible maximum height of 68 metres<ref>Art. 52 Rules of Navigation in http://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/</ref> above the waterline ([[Suezmax]]) of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal.


==Significant developments in the region==
==Significant developments in the region==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|Suez Canal Bridge}}
{{stack|{{Commons|Suez Canal Bridge}}}}
*[http://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/e/assistance/grant_aid/grant_aid.htm Embassy of Japan in Egypt: Economic Cooperation ( Official Development Assistance, ODA )]
*[http://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/e/assistance/grant_aid/grant_aid.htm Embassy of Japan in Egypt: Economic Cooperation ( Official Development Assistance, ODA )]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=mGNcGfH33EoC&pg=PA415#v=onepage&q=&f=false Planning, design and construction aspects of the Suez Canal cable stayed bridge]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=mGNcGfH33EoC&pg=PA415 Planning, design and construction aspects of the Suez Canal cable stayed bridge]


{{Suez Canal}}
{{Suez Canal}}
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[[Category:Suez Canal|Bridge, Suez Canal Bridge]]
[[Category:Suez Canal|Bridge, Suez Canal Bridge]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2001]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2001]]
[[Category:21st-century architecture in Egypt]]

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Latest revision as of 09:36, 11 July 2024

Not to be confused with El Ferdan Railway Bridge.
Suez Canal Bridge
Coordinates30°49′42″N 32°19′03″E / 30.828248°N 32.317572°E / 30.828248; 32.317572
CarriesFour lanes vehicular traffic[1]
CrossesSuez Canal
LocaleEl Qantara, Egypt
Owner
  • General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport
  • Ministry of Transport and Communication
[1]
Maintained byGeneral Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communication
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box[1]
MaterialSteel and reinforced concrete[1]
Total length3.9 km (2.4 mi)[1]
Width22.8 m (75 ft)[2]
Height154 m (505 ft) (pylons)[1]
Longest span404 m (1,325 ft)[1]
Clearance below70 m (230 ft)[1]
History
DesignerKajima
Constructed byConsortium consisting of:
[3]
Construction start1995
OpenedOctober 9, 2001; 23 years ago (October 9, 2001)
Location
Map

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.

Design and construction

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Detail view of one of the main pylons

The bridge was built with assistance from the Japanese government. The main contractor was Kajima Corporation.[3]

The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the visit of then-President Hosni Mubarak to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge was opened in October 2001.

The bridge, which has a 70-metre (229 ft 8 in) clearance over the canal and is 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) long, consists of a 400-metre (1,300 ft) cable-stayed main span and two 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long approach spans.

The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is 154 metres (505 ft) each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks.

The clearance under the bridge is 70 metres (229 ft 8 in). Therefore, the maximum height of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal (Suezmax) is 68 metres (223 ft 1 in) above the waterline.[4]

Significant developments in the region

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The Suez Canal Bridge was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including other projects such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the El Ferdan Railway Bridge, and the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Suez Canal Bridge at Structurae
  2. ^ Matsumoto T, Mukoyama T, Yonezawa E, Yamazaki T, Fujita T (2018). "On Orthotropic Steel Deck Pavement of Suez Canal Bridge". Journal of JSCE. 6: 49–68. doi:10.2208/journalofjsce.6.1_49. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Kajima's Spectacular Suez Canal Bridge Project" (PDF). Kajima. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "SCA – Rules of Navigation". www.suezcanal.gov.eg. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
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