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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 ...
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.
"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.
Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company [1] from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan. [ 2 ] References
The “Northern Lifeline” Khartoum–Atbarah–Abu Hamid–Merowe road was also newly paved, open, and continued northward in 2011, and a paved road went from Khartoum to Kosti and on southward. [7] Road transport and bus services seemed likely to increase as improved roads were extended south of Khartoum in the country's main agricultural areas.
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 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 ]
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]