Kamal Shair Bridge
Coordinates31°57′05″N 35°53′38″E / 31.95133°N 35.89391°E / 31.95133; 35.89391
CarriesTwo wide lanes of car traffic[1]
CrossesWadi Abdoun
LocaleAmman, Jordan
Official nameWadi Abdoun Bridge
Other name(s)Abdoun Bridge
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed suspension
Total length417 metres (1,368 ft)[2]
Height71 metres (233 ft)
Longest span134 metres (440 ft)
Clearance below45 metres (148 ft)
History
ArchitectDar Al-Handasah[3]
DesignerSeshadri Srinivasan[3]
Constructed byL&T
Construction start14 December 2002
Opened14 December 2006
Location
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Wadi Abdoun Bridge or the Kamal Al-Shair Bridge is a bridge in Amman, Jordan. The only cable-stayed bridge in the country, it crosses the Wadi Abdoun. The building of the bridge commenced on 14 December 2002, and it was opened on 14 December 2006 and was built by Larsen & Toubro Limited, an Indian multinational company. It is part of Amman's Beltway project and links South Amman to the 4th Circle and Zahran Street. Since it was opened it has witnessed over 70 cases of attempted suicide.[4]

Design

The bridge has three Y-shaped towers to make two equal main spans of 134 meters in length. The bridge deck is shaped like an S-curve to aid in connecting to the adjoining roadways and the stays form a harp arrangement.[5] The project was delayed by one year due to its technical complication and few incidents during construction.
The structural designer, Dar Al-Handasah, won a commendation award in 2007 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for this bridge.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Janberg, Nicolas (2008). "Structurae (en): Wadi Abdoun Bridge (2006)". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Taylor, Eddie (November 2006). "Spanning the Future" (PDF). Royal Jordanian. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ a b AbuNada, Roaa (25 October 2021). "Abdoun Bridge a blend of utility and style". Jordan News.
  4. ^ "Abdoun Bridge". Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  5. ^ Srinivasan, Gopal (December 2007). "Design for Construction, Economy and Elegance in Concrete Bridges" (PDF). Structural Concrete (fib-news). 8 (4). International Federation for Structural Concrete: 213–217. doi:10.1680/stco.2007.8.4.213. ISSN 1464-4177. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-03-08. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  6. ^ "Awards for Transportation Structures 2007". Institution of Structural Engineers. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved November 15, 2009.

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