List of bridges in Sudan

Major bridges in Sudan

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges in Sudan with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft).

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Tuti North Bridge
project
300 m (980 ft)600 m (2,000 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
150+300+150
Road bridge
Blue Nile
Khartoum NorthTuti Island
15°37′05.1″N 32°30′52.7″E
Khartoum[Note 1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
2Tuti Bridge كبري توتي210 m (690 ft)310 m (1,020 ft)Suspension
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
50+210+50
Road bridge
Blue Nile
2009KhartoumTuti Island
15°36′30″N 32°30′45.8″E
Khartoum[S 1]
[5]
[6]
[7]
3El Mek Nimr Bridgeجسر المك نمر80 m (260 ft)1,165 m (3,822 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
55+80+55
Road bridge
Blue Nile
2007KhartoumKhartoum North
15°36′49.3″N 32°31′58.1″E
Khartoum[Note 2]
[S 2]
[8]
4Salvation Bridgeكبري الفتيحاب80 m (260 ft)757 m (2,484 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
46+80+46
Road bridge
White Nile
1999KhartoumOmdurman
15°36′10.3″N 32°29′32.1″E
Khartoum[Note 3]
[S 3]
[9]
[10]
5Omdurman Bridgeجسر أم درمان74 m (243 ft)(x7)613 m (2,011 ft)Truss
Steel
Swing bridge
Road bridge
White Nile
1928KhartoumOmdurman
15°36′46.7″N 32°29′33.4″E
Khartoum[S 4]
[11]
6Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridgeكبري النيل الأزرق66 m (217 ft)(x7)560 m (1,840 ft)Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Road bridge
Blue Nile
1909KhartoumKhartoum North
15°36′57.7″N 32°32′38.0″E
Khartoum[S 5]
7Al-Dabasin Bridgeكبري الدباسين1,670 m (5,480 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
White Nile
KhartoumOmdurman
15°30′45.6″N 32°28′18.8″E
Khartoum[12]
[13]
8Shambat Bridgeجسر شمبات1,057 m (3,468 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
1960Khartoum NorthOmdurman
15°38′38.3″N 32°30′24.3″E
Khartoum[S 6]
[9]
9Al-Halfaya Bridgeجسر الحلفايا910 m (2,990 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2010Khartoum NorthOmdurman
15°42′49.8″N 32°31′55.7″E
Khartoum[S 7]
[9]
10Kober Bridgeكوبرى كوبر767 m (2,516 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
Road bridge
Blue Nile
1972KhartoumKhartoum North
15°37′00.2″N 32°33′17.6″E
Khartoum[Note 4]
[S 8]
[9]
11Omdurman-Tuti Bridge
project
600 m (2,000 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
White Nile
OmdurmanTuti Island
15°37′25.3″N 32°29′29.6″E
Khartoum[14]

Major bridges in South Sudan

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the major road and railway bridges in South Sudan.

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Freedom Bridge (South Sudan)87 m (285 ft)(x4)560 m (1,840 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Juba Bypass
White Nile
2022Juba
4°48′38.7″N 31°36′13.2″E
Central Equatoria[15]
[16]
2Juba Nile Bridge43 m (141 ft)258 m (846 ft)Truss
Steel
Bailey bridge
A43 highway
White Nile
1974Juba
4°49′22.2″N 31°36′31.5″E
Central Equatoria[17]
[18]

See also

References

  • Notes
  1. Another design includes a single tower cable-stayed bridge with a 202 metres (663 ft) main span.[1]
  2. Also called Al MakNimir Bridge.
  3. Also called Al-Fatehab Bridge or Victory Bridge.
  4. Also called Burri Bridge or Armed Forces Bridge.
  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Others references
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  2. M. Amin, Tahani; Elzubair Mohamed, Abdelrahman (March 2021). "Construction Stage Analysis of Cable - Stayed Bridges (Tuti Bahari Bridge)" (PDF). Arab Journal for Scientific Publishing. 29: 40-56. ISSN 2663-5798.
  3. M. Amin, Tahani (January 2022). Evaluation of the Optimum Pre-tensioning Forces and Construction Stage Analysis of Cable - Stayed Bridges (Thesis). Sudan University of Science and Technology.
  4. "Tuti Bahri Bridge". Iranoston.com - Iran Oston Consulting Engineers. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. "Tuti Suspension Bridge, Khartoum". Dlteng.com - Dorman Long Technology Engineering. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. "Tuti Suspension Bridge". Aaconsultinc.com - A & A Consultants Inc. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  7. Gasim M. Hussein, Ahmed; Faisal F. Mohamed, Mohamed (February 2020). Structural Efficiency of Steel Stiffening Deck Systems in Suspension Bridges Due to Gravity Loads (PDF). International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020). Doha, Qatar. pp. 1006–1015. doi:10.29117/cic.2020.0131. hdl:10576/14717.
  8. "Al-Mak Nimir Flyover Open for Public". Sol-sd.com - Sudan Online. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008.
  9. Mohamed Ahmed, Hassan Onsa, 2015, p.362, 363
  10. The feasibility study on the construction of the New White Nile Bridge in the Republic of the Sudan (PDF). Openjicareport.jica.go.jp (Report). Vol. 1. Japan International Cooperation Agency. March 1990.
  11. Dorman Long and Company Limited, The Khartoum-Omdurman Bridge (PDF). p. 35.
  12. "AL Dabbasin Bridge Over the White Nile". Infra-consultants.com - INFRA Engineering Consultants. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  13. "مشروع تكملة كبري الدباسين" [Al Dabbasin Bridge project]. Khartoum-spu.gov.sd - Khartoum State - Strategic Projects Implementation Follow up Unit (in Arabic). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  14. Alnieem Mohamed, Ahmed; Mahmoud Abdelwahab, Almoiz; Emad Bissada, Mina (March 2017). Design and Analysis of Tuti-Omdurman Bridge Using Midas-Civil Program (PDF) (Thesis).
  15. Preparatory Survey Report On The Project For Construction Of Nile River Bridge In The Republic Of South Sudan (PDF). Openjicareport.jica.go.jp (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. February 2012.
  16. "Completion of the Freedom Bridge — South Sudan's Long-awaited Symbol of Peace and Freedom". Jica.go.jp - Japan International Cooperation Agency. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  17. "Nederlands bedrijf bouwt bruggen in Afrika" [Dutch company builds bridges in Africa]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). May 17, 1974. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  18. "Repaired Nile bridge improves access to South Sudan capital". Unops.org - United Nations Office for Project Services. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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