Suez Canal Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge
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|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1992 - 1999 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
El Qantara, Egypt, Africa |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 30° 49' 41.00" N 32° 19' 3.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 3.9 km | |
| deck | width | 10 m |
| deck depth | 2.34 m | |
| main bridge | main span | 404 m |
| length of side spans | 163 m | |
| clearance | 70 m | |
| pylons | height | 154 m |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| length | 730 m | |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Owner
Structural engineering
- Hamza Associates (approaches)
Consulting engineers
Geotechnical engineering
Main contractor
Contractor
- Arab Contractors (approaches)
- General Nile Company for Roads & Bridges (approaches)
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Prestressing
Formwork
Relevant Web Sites
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Gleitbau: Suez Canal Bridge
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PERI: El Qantara Bridge over the Suez Canal, Egypt
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PERI: El Qantara Brücke über den Suez-Kanal, Ägypten
Relevant Publications
- Brücke über den Suezkanal bei El Qantara, in "Bautechnik", January 2001, n. 1 v. 78
- Für den Frieden gebaut, in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Built for peace, in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Construit pour la paix, in "DSI Info", 2001- 2002, n. 10
- Rapid rise for slender pylons, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2000, n. 21 v. 6
- Egyptian high flyer, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 1999, n. 15 v. 5
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001313 |
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| Created: | 11/02/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |