List of bridges in the United Arab Emirates

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Emirate	Ref.
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.
1	Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing project		667 m (2,188 ft)	1,600 m (5,200 ft)	Arch Through arch 667+560	Road bridge Dubai Metro (Green Line) Dubai Creek		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	Dubai	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
9	Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line)				Box girder Prestressed concrete Beam bridge Prestressed concrete	Dubai Metro (Green Line)	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	Dubai	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]

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.

[27] There are four almost identical bridges with span varying from 113 to 126 metres (371 to 413 ft).^[18]

[1] "Maqta Bridge".

[4] "Bridge of Tolerance".

[8] "Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III".

[11] "Safa Bridge".

[13] "Sixth Dubai Creek Bridge".

[16] "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge".

[21] "Sheikh Zayed Bridge".

[23] "Infinity Bridge".

[28] "Marina Bridges".

[2] "Al Maqta Bridge". Abudhabimagazine.ae - Abu Dhabi Magazine. August 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "Bridges - Maqta Bridge, Abu Dhabi". Anwikar.de - ANWIKAR Consultants GmbH. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.

[Geyer,_Lombardini,_Ferrante-5] 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.

[6] "Tolerance Bridge, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[Dubai_Water_Canal-7] The Dubai Water Canal - Case study and lessons learnt (PDF) (Report). Roads and Transport Authority (Dubai).

[9] "Footbridge 3, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[10] "Dubai Water Canal Bridge named one of the most beautiful bridges in the world". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[12] "Footbridge 1, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[14] "Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing". Fxcollaborative.com - FX Fowle International. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[15] "Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing". Roadtraffic-technology.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[17] "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge (Saadiyat Bridge Project), Abu Dhabi" (PDF). Strabag-international.com - STRABAG International GmbH. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[18] "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge (Saadiyat Bridge)". Saifbindarwish.com - Saif Bin Darwish. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[19] "Hodariyat Bridge". Systraibt.com - SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[20] "Hodariyat Bridge, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates" (PDF). Ashghal.gov.qa. International Bridge Technologies, Inc. pp. 4–5. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[22] "Sheikh Zayed Bridge". Zaha-hadid.com - Zaha Hadid Architects. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[24] "Infinity Bridge, Dubai, UAE". Maegspa.com - Maeg Costruzioni SpA. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[25] "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.

[Kalra,_Vigneswaran-26] Kalra, Rajiv; Vigneswaran, Rasaratnam (2004). Design of aesthetically pleasing bridges for the Dubai Marina (PDF). Bridgeforum.org (Report).

[29] "Ponts jumeaux à Dubaï" [Twin bridges in Dubai] (PDF). Sols&Structures (in French). Vol. 217. Freyssinet. May 2003. p. 2.

[30] "Dubai's Al Ittihad Bridge to be ready by early 2018". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[31] "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.

[Smith,_Hendy-32] 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.

[Gauthier,_Montens,_Arnaud,_Paineau-33] 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.

[Erdogan-34] Erdogan, Julien Erdem. Dubai LRT viaducts - Precast segmented span by span erection method (PDF). Yapimerkezi.com.tr (Report).

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