List of bridges in the United Arab Emirates
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Arabic | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Emirate | Ref. | ||
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1 | Al-Maqta' Bridge | جسر المقطع | 300 m (980 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | E 22 road Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Road Khor Al Maqta | 1967 1997 | Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain 24°25′13.5″N 54°29′09.5″E / 24.420417°N 54.485972°E / 24.420417; 54.485972 (Al-Maqta' Bridge) | Abu Dhabi | [S 1] [1] [2] | ||
2 | Tolerance Bridge | جسر التسامح | Span : 205 m (673 ft) | 210 m (690 ft) | Arch Steel through arch | Footbridge Dubai Canal | 2017 | Dubai Al Safa 25°11′20.8″N 55°14′40.2″E / 25.189111°N 55.244500°E / 25.189111; 55.244500 (Tolerance Bridge) | Dubai | [S 2] [3] [4] [5] | |
3 | Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III | 140 m (460 ft) | Truss Steel | Footbridge Dubai Canal | 2017 | Dubai Jumeirah 25°11′35.7″N 55°14′28.0″E / 25.193250°N 55.241111°E / 25.193250; 55.241111 (Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III) | Dubai | [S 3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
4 | Safa Bridge | 120 m (390 ft) | Suspension Self-anchored, steel box girder deck, steel pylons | Footbridge Dubai Canal | Dubai Al Safa 25°11′11.9″N 55°14′53.2″E / 25.186639°N 55.248111°E / 25.186639; 55.248111 (Safa Bridge) | Dubai | [S 4] [3] [5] [8] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft).
Name | Arabic | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Emirate | Ref. | ||
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1 | Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing project | 667 m (2,188 ft) | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) | Arch Through arch 667+560 | Dubai Al Jaddaf–Dubai Festival City 25°12′47.9″N 55°20′35.6″E / 25.213306°N 55.343222°E / 25.213306; 55.343222 (Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing) | Dubai | [S 5] [9] [10] | ||||
2 | Saadiyat Island Bridge | جسر الشيخ خليفة بن زايد | 200 m (660 ft) | 1,455 m (4,774 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 110+200+135 | E 12 road Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road Khor Laffan | 2009 | Abu Dhabi Al Mina–Saadiyat Island 24°31′19.4″N 54°24′10.4″E / 24.522056°N 54.402889°E / 24.522056; 54.402889 (Saadiyat Island Bridge) | Abu Dhabi | [S 6] [11] [12] | |
3 | Hudayriat Bridge [Wikidata] | جسر الحديريات | 200 m (660 ft) | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons | Road bridge | 2012 | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Island–Al Hudayriat Island 24°25′29.2″N 54°21′58.3″E / 24.424778°N 54.366194°E / 24.424778; 54.366194 (Hudayriat Bridge) | Abu Dhabi | [13] [14] | |
4 | Sheikh Zayed Bridge [ar] | جسر الشيخ زايد | 140 m (460 ft) | 842 m (2,762 ft) | Arch Composite steel/concrete through arch | E 10 road Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Road Khor Al Maqta | 2010 | Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain 24°25′26.5″N 54°29′11.4″E / 24.424028°N 54.486500°E / 24.424028; 54.486500 (Sheikh Zayed Bridge) | Abu Dhabi | [S 7] [15] | |
5 | Infinity Bridge (Dubai) | جسر إنفينيتي | 135 m (443 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Shindagha Corridor Dubai Creek | 2022 | Dubai Deira–Al Shindagha 25°16′31.0″N 55°17′40.2″E / 25.275278°N 55.294500°E / 25.275278; 55.294500 (Infinity Bridge (Dubai)) | Dubai | [S 8] [16] [17] | ||
6 | Dubai Marina Bridges | 126 m (413 ft) | 192 m (630 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Road bridges Dubai Marina | 2003 | Dubai Dubai Marina 25°04′17.4″N 55°07′58.5″E / 25.071500°N 55.132917°E / 25.071500; 55.132917 (Dubai Marina Bridge 1) 25°04′32.0″N 55°08′12.7″E / 25.075556°N 55.136861°E / 25.075556; 55.136861 (Dubai Marina Bridge 2) 25°04′47.4″N 55°08′27.3″E / 25.079833°N 55.140917°E / 25.079833; 55.140917 (Dubai Marina Bridge 3) 25°04′56.0″N 55°08′40.7″E / 25.082222°N 55.144639°E / 25.082222; 55.144639 (Dubai Marina Bridge 4) | Dubai | [Note 1] [S 9] [18] [19] | ||
7 | Al Ittihad Bridge project | جسر الاتحاد | 2,700 m (8,900 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel arch | D 74 road Dubai Creek | Dubai Deira–Umm Hurair 2 25°14′55.7″N 55°19′33.8″E / 25.248806°N 55.326056°E / 25.248806; 55.326056 (Al Ittihad Bridge) | Dubai | [20] [21] | |||
8 | Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Red Line) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Beam bridge Prestressed concrete | Dubai Metro (Red Line) | 2009 | Dubai 25°11′09.1″N 55°15′19.3″E / 25.185861°N 55.255361°E / 25.185861; 55.255361 (Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Red Line)) | Dubai | [22] [23] [24] | ||||
9 | Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Beam bridge Prestressed concrete | 2011 | Dubai Deira–Al Qusais–Al Twar 25°16′48.0″N 55°21′21.6″E / 25.280000°N 55.356000°E / 25.280000; 55.356000 (Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line)) | Dubai | [22] [23] [24] |
See also
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- Transport in the United Arab Emirates
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- List of roads in Dubai
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Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ There are four almost identical bridges with span varying from 113 to 126 metres (371 to 413 ft).[18]
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "Al Maqta Bridge". Abudhabimagazine.ae - Abu Dhabi Magazine. August 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bridges - Maqta Bridge, Abu Dhabi". Anwikar.de - ANWIKAR Consultants GmbH. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Geyer, Silvia; Lombardini, Daniela; Ferrante, Paolo (6–8 September 2017). Dubai Canal Footbridges: An Engineering Reply to a Stunning Architectural Challenge. Footbridge 2017 Berlin - Tell A Story. Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin). doi:10.24904/footbridge2017.09323.
- ^ "Tolerance Bridge, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ a b c The Dubai Water Canal - Case study and lessons learnt (PDF) (Report). Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai).
- ^ "Footbridge 3, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Dubai Water Canal Bridge named one of the most beautiful bridges in the world". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Footbridge 1, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing". Fxcollaborative.com - FX Fowle International. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing". Roadtraffic-technology.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge (Saadiyat Bridge Project), Abu Dhabi" (PDF). Strabag-international.com - STRABAG International GmbH. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge (Saadiyat Bridge)". Saifbindarwish.com - Saif Bin Darwish. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hodariyat Bridge". Systraibt.com - SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hodariyat Bridge, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates" (PDF). Ashghal.gov.qa. International Bridge Technologies, Inc. pp. 4–5. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh Zayed Bridge". Zaha-hadid.com - Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Infinity Bridge, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mohammed bin Rashid launches construction of AED394 million Shandagha Bridge project" (PDF). Al Masar. No. 120. Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai). June 2018. pp. 6–13.
- ^ a b Kalra, Rajiv; Vigneswaran, Rasaratnam (2004). Design of aesthetically pleasing bridges for the Dubai Marina (PDF). Bridgeforum.org (Report).
- ^ "Ponts jumeaux à Dubaï" [Twin bridges in Dubai] (PDF). Sols&Structures (in French). Vol. 217. Freyssinet. May 2003. p. 2.
- ^ "Dubai's Al Ittihad Bridge to be ready by early 2018". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mohammed Bin Rashid Approves "Dubai Smile" the 7th Crossing over DubaiCreek" (PDF). Al Masar. No. 7. Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai). January 2009. pp. 6–7.
- ^ a b Smith, David A.; Hendy, Chris R. (June 2009). "Design of the Dubai Metro light rail viaducts—substructure" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering. 162 (BE2): 63–74. doi:10.1680/bren.2009.162.2.63. ISSN 1478-4637.
- ^ a b Gauthier, Y.; Montens, S.; Arnaud, P.; Paineau, T. (2008). "Dubai metro challenge for a fast track construction" (PDF). Tailor Made Concrete Structures. Walraven & Stoelhorst - Taylor & Francis Group: 977–982. ISBN 978-0-415-47535-8.
- ^ a b Erdogan, Julien Erdem. Dubai LRT viaducts - Precast segmented span by span erection method (PDF). Yapimerkezi.com.tr (Report).
External links
- "Waagner Biro Gulf Bridge & Structural Engineering" (PDF). Waagner-Biro.
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