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The Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge in Sudan, which links the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile. History [ edit ]
"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.
A boat on the Blue Nile before the Al Mansheiya Bridge. Khartoum has a number of bridges across both tributaries of the Nile. The Mac Nimir Bridge, the Blue Nile Road & Railway Bridge, the Cooper Bridge (also known as the Armed Forces Bridge), and the Elmansheya Bridge span the Blue Nile, connecting Khartoum to Khartoum North.
The Tuti Bridge in Khartoum is considered to be the first suspension bridge to be constructed in Sudan and one of the first constructed in Africa. The concept design of the bridge was proposed by Alfatih Ahmed, with the final working design by A&A Company Its construction depended on new bridge technology, enabling the erection to be carried ...
Opened in 2007, the El Mek Nimr Bridge links the downtown area of Khartoum, Sudan, with the adjacent city of Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river. [1] It is named after Mek Nimr , a leader of the Ja'alin tribe in northern Sudan, who was famously defeated against the Egyptians.
The view of the bridge from the confluence of White and Blue Nile from Tuti Island. The bridge was built from 1963 to 1966 by the Italian company Recchi. [1] It was the first prestressed concrete bridge built abroad by an Italian company. [2] On 11 November 2023, the bridge was destroyed amid intense fighting in the Battle of Khartoum. [3]
Other urban structures were marketplaces, such as Souq al-Arabi, banks and offices, as well as the infrastructure for railway services and the first bridges spanning the Nile. (The Blue Nile Bridge opened in 1909 and Omdurman Bridge in 1926.) [ 33 ] In Khartoum North, a large prison , today called Kobar prison and still in use, was established ...
The Omdurman Bridge (also known as the Redemption Bridge or the Old White Nile Bridge) is a steel truss bridge in Sudan on the road connecting Khartoum on the White Nile to Omdurman. History [ edit ]