General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Bascule bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Khartoum, Sudan Khartoum North, Sudan |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 15° 36' 57" N 32° 32' 38" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 560 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 7 x 66.6 m - 30 m | |
| length of movable section | 30 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Pound sterling 250 000 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge in Sudan, which links the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile.
History
Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20007857 - Published on:
15/01/2003 - Last updated on:
02/01/2018
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