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.
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 / 15.618083°N 32.514639°E / 15.618083; 32.514639 (Tuti North Bridge)		 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 / 15.60833°N 32.512722°E / 15.60833; 32.512722 (Tuti Bridge)		 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 / 15.613694°N 32.532806°E / 15.613694; 32.532806 (Mac Nimir Bridge)		 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 / 15.602861°N 32.492250°E / 15.602861; 32.492250 (Salvation Bridge)		 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 / 15.612972°N 32.492611°E / 15.612972; 32.492611 (Omdurman Bridge)		 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
Railway bridge
Road bridge
Blue Nile
 1909 Khartoum–Khartoum North
15°36′57.7″N 32°32′38.0″E / 15.616028°N 32.543889°E / 15.616028; 32.543889 (Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge)		 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 / 15.512667°N 32.471889°E / 15.512667; 32.471889 (Al-Dabasin Bridge)		 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 / 15.643972°N 32.506750°E / 15.643972; 32.506750 (Shambat Bridge)		 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 / 15.713833°N 32.532139°E / 15.713833; 32.532139 (Al-Halfaya Bridge)		 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 / 15.616722°N 32.554889°E / 15.616722; 32.554889 (Kober Bridge)		 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 / 15.623694°N 32.491556°E / 15.623694; 32.491556 (Omdurman-Tuti Bridge)		 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
Road bridge
Juba Bypass
White Nile
 2022 Juba
4°48′38.7″N 31°36′13.2″E / 4.810750°N 31.603667°E / 4.810750; 31.603667 (Freedom Bridge (South Sudan))		 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 / 4.822833°N 31.608750°E / 4.822833; 31.608750 (Freedom Bridge (South Sudan))		 Central Equatoria [17]
[18]


See also

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References

  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.
  1. ^ "Tuti Island Bridge".
  2. ^ "El Mek Nimir Bridge".
  3. ^ "Victory Bridge".
  4. ^ "Omdurman Bridge".
  5. ^ "Blue Nile Road & Railway Bridge".
  6. ^ "Shambat Bridge".
  7. ^ "Al-Halfaia Bridge".
  8. ^ "Kober Bridge".
  1. ^ "Tuti Khartoum North Bridge, Khartoum, Sudan". Schuessler-plan.de - Schüßler-Plan GmbH. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  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. ^ a b c d 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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