General Information
| Completion: | 14 November 2001 |
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| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Swing bridge Cantilever truss bridge Through truss bridge Subdivided Warren truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Ismailia, Ismailia, Egypt |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaces: |
El Ferdan Bridge (1963)
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| See also: |
New El Ferdan Swing Bridge (2023)
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| Coordinates: | 30° 39' 27.92" N 32° 19' 49.52" E |
| Coordinates: | 30° 39' 23.60" N 32° 20' 14.55" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 340 m | |
| height | 60 m | |
| total length | 640 m | |
| span lengths | 150 m - 340 m - 150 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 14 November 2001 | Inaugurated by President Mubarak. |
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Participants
Design
Technical advisor to the client
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
- BESIX (substructure)
- Krupp Stahlbau Hannover (superstructure)
Bearing installation
Specialist consultants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Drehbrücke über den Suez-Kanal bei El Ferdan - Maschinenbau, Antriebs- und Steuerungsbetrieb. In: Stahlbau, v. 68, n. 5 (May 1999), pp. 329-346.
- (2001): Die El-Ferdan-Brücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 70, n. 4 (April 2001), pp. 231-244.
- (2003): Ferdan Bridge, Egypt: the world's longest swing bridge. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering, v. 156, n. 1 (March 2003), pp. 21-30.
- (2001): Mehrkörper-Simulation im Brücken- und Stahlwasserbau. Beispiel: Drehbrücke über den Suez-Kanal. In: Stahlbau, v. 70, n. 12 (December 2001), pp. 973-982.
- (1965): Die neue Drehbrücke über den Suez-Kanal bei El Ferdan/Ägypten. In: Stahlbau, v. 34, n. 10 (October 1965), pp. 289-302.
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13/12/2001 - Last updated on:
06/07/2025
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