General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
El Qantara, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 30° 49' 39.56" N 32° 17' 44.69" E |
| Coordinates: | 30° 49' 43.60" N 32° 20' 20.23" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 3.9 km | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 404 m | |
| length of side spans | 163 m | |
| length | 730 m | |
| clearance | 70 m | |
| deck | width | 10 m |
| deck depth | 2.34 m | |
| pylons | height | 154 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Owner
Structural engineering
- Hamza Associates (approach viaducts)
Consulting engineers
Geotechnical engineering
Main contractor
Contractor
- Arab Contractors (approach viaducts)
- General Nile Company for Roads & Bridges (approach viaducts)
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Prestressing
Formwork
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Brücke über den Suezkanal bei El Qantara. In: Bautechnik, v. 78, n. 1 (January 2001), pp. 51.
- Built for peace. New Suez Canal bridge links the Sinai to the Egyptian Mainland. In: DSI Info, n. 10 ( 2001- 2002), pp. 24.
- Construit pour la paix. Le pont du Canal de Suez relie la presqu'île du Sinai à la terre ferme de l'Égypte. In: DSI Info, n. 10 ( 2001- 2002), pp. 24.
- (2001): Design and Construction Aspects of The Suez Canal Cable Stayed Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Cable-Supported Bridges - Challenging Technical Limits, Seoul, South Korea, 12-14 June 2001, pp. 47-54.
- (1999): Egyptian high flyer. Just half an hour's drive north from El Ferdan, a second bridge cross the Suez Canal is being built. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 5, n. 15 (2nd Quarter 1999), pp. 52-53.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001313 - Published on:
11/02/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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