Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge
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| Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | Road and railway |
| Crosses | Blue Nile |
| Locale | Sudan |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge |
| Total length | 560 m |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
| Opened | 1909 |
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
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
- ↑ "A Sudan Bridge". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 27 April 1910, p. 8. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Structurae database
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