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. | ||
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1 | Tuti 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 North–Tuti Island 15°37′05.1″N 32°30′52.7″E | Khartoum | [Note 1] [2] [3] [4] | |||
2 | Tuti Bridge | كبري توتي | 210 m (690 ft) | 310 m (1,020 ft) | Suspension Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 50+210+50 | Road bridge Blue Nile | 2009 | Khartoum–Tuti Island 15°36′30″N 32°30′45.8″E | Khartoum | [S 1] [5] [6] [7] | |
3 | El Mek Nimr Bridge | جسر المك نمر | 80 m (260 ft) | 1,165 m (3,822 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons 55+80+55 | Road bridge Blue Nile | 2007 | Khartoum–Khartoum North 15°36′49.3″N 32°31′58.1″E | Khartoum | [Note 2] [S 2] [8] | |
4 | Salvation Bridge | كبري الفتيحاب | 80 m (260 ft) | 757 m (2,484 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 46+80+46 | Road bridge White Nile | 1999 | Khartoum–Omdurman 15°36′10.3″N 32°29′32.1″E | Khartoum | [Note 3] [S 3] [9] [10] | |
5 | Omdurman Bridge | جسر أم درمان | 74 m (243 ft)(x7) | 613 m (2,011 ft) | Truss Steel Swing bridge | Road bridge White Nile | 1928 | Khartoum–Omdurman 15°36′46.7″N 32°29′33.4″E | Khartoum | [S 4] [11] | |
6 | Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge | كبري النيل الأزرق | 66 m (217 ft)(x7) | 560 m (1,840 ft) | Truss Steel | 1909 | Khartoum–Khartoum North 15°36′57.7″N 32°32′38.0″E | Khartoum | [S 5] | ||
7 | Al-Dabasin Bridge | كبري الدباسين | 1,670 m (5,480 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete | Road bridge White Nile | Khartoum–Omdurman 15°30′45.6″N 32°28′18.8″E | Khartoum | [12] [13] | |||
8 | Shambat Bridge | جسر شمبات | 1,057 m (3,468 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Road bridge Nile | 1960 | Khartoum North–Omdurman 15°38′38.3″N 32°30′24.3″E | Khartoum | [S 6] [9] | ||
9 | Al-Halfaya Bridge | جسر الحلفايا | 910 m (2,990 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete | Road bridge Nile | 2010 | Khartoum North–Omdurman 15°42′49.8″N 32°31′55.7″E | Khartoum | [S 7] [9] | ||
10 | Kober Bridge | كوبرى كوبر | 767 m (2,516 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges | Road bridge Blue Nile | 1972 | Khartoum–Khartoum North 15°37′00.2″N 32°33′17.6″E | Khartoum | [Note 4] [S 8] [9] | ||
11 | Omdurman-Tuti Bridge project | 600 m (2,000 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete | Road bridge White Nile | Omdurman–Tuti 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. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Freedom Bridge (South Sudan) | 87 m (285 ft)(x4) | 560 m (1,840 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2022 | Juba 4°48′38.7″N 31°36′13.2″E | Central Equatoria | [15] [16] | ||
2 | Juba Nile Bridge | 43 m (141 ft) | 258 m (846 ft) | Truss Steel Bailey bridge | A43 highway White Nile | 1974 | Juba 4°49′22.2″N 31°36′31.5″E | Central Equatoria | [17] [18] |
References
- Notes
- Another design includes a single tower cable-stayed bridge with a 202 metres (663 ft) main span.[1]
- Also called Al MakNimir Bridge.
- Also called Al-Fatehab Bridge or Victory Bridge.
- Also called Burri Bridge or Armed Forces Bridge.
- Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
- Others references
- "Tuti Khartoum North Bridge, Khartoum, Sudan". Schuessler-plan.de - Schüßler-Plan GmbH. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Tuti Bahri Bridge". Iranoston.com - Iran Oston Consulting Engineers. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Tuti Suspension Bridge, Khartoum". Dlteng.com - Dorman Long Technology Engineering. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "Tuti Suspension Bridge". Aaconsultinc.com - A & A Consultants Inc. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- 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.
- "Al-Mak Nimir Flyover Open for Public". Sol-sd.com - Sudan Online. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008.
- Mohamed Ahmed, Hassan Onsa, 2015, p.362, 363
- 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.
- Dorman Long and Company Limited, The Khartoum-Omdurman Bridge (PDF). p. 35.
- "AL Dabbasin Bridge Over the White Nile". Infra-consultants.com - INFRA Engineering Consultants. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "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.
- Alnieem Mohamed, Ahmed; Mahmoud Abdelwahab, Almoiz; Emad Bissada, Mina (March 2017). Design and Analysis of Tuti-Omdurman Bridge Using Midas-Civil Program (PDF) (Thesis).
- 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.
- "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.
- "Nederlands bedrijf bouwt bruggen in Afrika" [Dutch company builds bridges in Africa]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). May 17, 1974. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- "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.
Further reading
- Mohamed Ahmed, Hashim; Hassan Onsa, Eltayeb (2015). "Effect of the Superstructure Construction Method on the Cost and Duration of Bridge Projects in Sudan". Omdurman Islamic University Journal. 11 (1): 357–375. doi:10.52981/oiuj.v11i1.1686. ISSN 1858-5361.
- "Sudan Bridges" (PDF). Bridges: a few examples of the work of a pioneer firm in the manufacture of steel and steelwork. Dorman Long and Company Limited. pp. 33–44.
External links
- "جسور بلاد وادي النيل: جسور السودان" [Bridges of the Nile Valley: Bridges of Sudan]. Alamarabi.com (in Arabic).
- "Brücken in der Sudan" [Bridges in Sudan]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Sudan". Bridgemeister.com.
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