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Suez Canal Bridge
Suez Canal Bridge
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	General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport; Ministry of Transport and Communication;
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: Kajima; JFE Holdings; Nippon Steel;
Construction start	1995
Opened	October 9, 2001; 23 years ago
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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.

Design and construction

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Suez Canal Bridge at Structurae
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Kajima's Spectacular Suez Canal Bridge Project" (PDF). Kajima. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ "SCA – Rules of Navigation". www.suezcanal.gov.eg. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

External links

[structurae-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Suez Canal Bridge at Structurae

[JSCE-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.

[KSCB-3] "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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-The '''Mubarak Peace Bridge''', also known as the '''Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge''', '''Al Salam Bridge''', or '''Al Salam Peace Bridge''', is a road bridge crossing the [[Suez Canal]] at [[El-Qantara]], whose name means "the bridge" in Arabic. The bridge links the continents of [[Africa]] and [[Asia]].
+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]].
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-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>[http://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/ Art. 52 Rules of Navigation]</ref>
+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>
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 *[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 )]
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+*[https://books.google.com/books?id=mGNcGfH33EoC&pg=PA415 Planning, design and construction aspects of the Suez Canal cable stayed bridge]
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