Goz Abu Goma Bridge

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Coordinates13°08′38″N 32°43′40″E / 13.14389°N 32.72778°E / 13.14389; 32.72778
CarriesRailway
CrossesWhite Nile
LocaleSudan
Goz Abu Goma Bridge
Goz Abu Goma Bridge in 1967
Coordinates13°08′38″N 32°43′40″E / 13.14389°N 32.72778°E / 13.14389; 32.72778
CarriesRailway
CrossesWhite Nile
LocaleSudan
Characteristics
Total length536 m
History
Constructed byCleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Opened1911
Location

The Goz Abu Goma Bridge is a railway bridge across the White Nile at Kosti, the former Goz Abu Goma. It is 50 miles south of Alays in Sudan.

The structure is on the railway line between Khartoum and Al-Ubayyid.[1]

There are nine main river openings with a total span of 536 metres long.[2]

The bridge was completed by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company in 1911.[3][4]

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