List of bridges in Egypt

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This list of bridges in Egypt lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Photo Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Roda Island BridgePontoon bridge
Footbridge
Nile
(short arm)
CairoRoda Island
Cairo
2Mansoura Railway Bridgeجسر قطار المنصورة279 m (915 ft)Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Nile
(Damietta branch)
1913MansouraTalkha
31°03′01.4″N 31°23′17.7″E / 31.050389°N 31.388250°E / 31.050389; 31.388250 (Mansoura Railway Bridge)
Dakahlia[S 1]
[1]
3Giza Zoo Suspension BridgeBuilt by Eiffel et Cie companySuspension
Footbridge
Giza Zoo
1915Giza
30°1′25.8″N 31°12′52.7″E / 30.023833°N 31.214639°E / 30.023833; 31.214639 (Giza Zoo Suspension Bridge)
Giza[S 2]
[2]
4King Farouk BridgeMontaza PalaceArch
Concrete

Montazah Beach
Alexandria
31°17′27″N 30°1′19.9″E / 31.29083°N 30.022194°E / 31.29083; 30.022194 (King Farouk Bridge)
Alexandria
5Imbaba Bridgeكوبري إمبابة480 m (1,570 ft)Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Road bridge
Nile
1924CairoGiza
30°04′30.1″N 31°13′31.7″E / 30.075028°N 31.225472°E / 30.075028; 31.225472 (Imbaba Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 3]
[3]
[4]
6Qasr El Nil Bridgeكوبري قصر النيل382 m (1,253 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
Road bridge
Nile
1933CairoZamalekGiza
30°2′37.5″N 31°13′47″E / 30.043750°N 31.22972°E / 30.043750; 31.22972 (Qasr El Nil Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 4]
[5]
7Stanley Bridge (Alexandria) [ar]كوبري ستانلي276 m (906 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
El-Gaish Road
Stanley beach
2001Alexandria
31°14′6.2″N 29°56′54.9″E / 31.235056°N 29.948583°E / 31.235056; 29.948583 (Stanley Bridge (Alexandria))
Alexandria[S 5]
[6]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

Name FO Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Suez Canal Bridgeكوبري السلام404 m (1,325 ft)3,900 m (12,800 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
50+70+404+70+50
Road bridge
Suez Canal
2001El Qantara
30°49′40.8″N 32°19′3.8″E / 30.828000°N 32.317722°E / 30.828000; 32.317722 (Suez Canal Bridge)
Ismailia[S 6]
[7]
2El Ferdan Railway Bridgeكوبري الفردان340 m (1,120 ft)640 m (2,100 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Swing bridge
150+340+150
Railway bridge
Suez Canal
2001El Qantara
30°39′25.6″N 32°20′2″E / 30.657111°N 32.33389°E / 30.657111; 32.33389 (El Ferdan Railway Bridge)
Ismailia[S 7]
[8]
[9]
3New El Ferdan Railway Bridge340 m (1,120 ft)640 m (2,100 ft)Cantilever
Steel
Swing bridge
150+340+150
Railway bridge
Suez Canal
2020El Qantara
30°39′19.4″N 32°20′41.3″E / 30.655389°N 32.344806°E / 30.655389; 32.344806 (New El Ferdan Railway Bridge)
Ismailia[10]
4Rod El Farag Axis Bridgeكوبري تحيا مصر300 m (980 ft)540 m (1,770 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
3x40+300+3x40
Road bridge
Nile
2019CairoWarraq IslandGiza
30°06′08.4″N 31°14′14.0″E / 30.102333°N 31.237222°E / 30.102333; 31.237222 (Rod El Farag Axis Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[Note 2]
[12]
5Aswan Bridgeكوبري أسوان250 m (820 ft)977 m (3,205 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
49+76+250+76+49
2002Aswan
24°11′38.7″N 32°51′58.6″E / 24.194083°N 32.866278°E / 24.194083; 32.866278 (Aswan Bridge)
Aswan[S 8]
[13]
[14]
6Al Moneeb Bridge150 m (490 ft)(x2)470 m (1,540 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
85+2x150+85
CairoDahab IslandGiza
29°59′21.1″N 31°13′34.2″E / 29.989194°N 31.226167°E / 29.989194; 31.226167 (Al Moneeb Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[S 9]
[5]
[15]
7Dahshour Bridgeكوبرى جنوب دهشور134 m (440 ft)1,300 m (4,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
76+2x134+76
Regional Ring Road
Nile
2013Al BilaydahGhammazah Al Kubra
29°41′22.4″N 31°17′09.6″E / 29.689556°N 31.286000°E / 29.689556; 31.286000 (Dahshour Bridge)
Giza[Note 1]
[16]
[17]
8Rod El-Farag Bridge [ar]كوبري روض الفرج130 m (430 ft)500 m (1,600 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
75+130+75
Road bridge
Nile
CairoGiza
30°05′08.8″N 31°13′46.5″E / 30.085778°N 31.229583°E / 30.085778; 31.229583 (Rod El Farag Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 1]
[18]
9Gerga Axis Bridgeمحور جرجا دار السلام130 m (430 ft)(x2)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2017Girga
26°21′54.0″N 31°53′05.3″E / 26.365000°N 31.884806°E / 26.365000; 31.884806 (Gerga Axis Bridge)
Sohag[19]
[20]
10El Warrak Bridgeكوبرى الوراق120 m (390 ft)(x4)2,260 m (7,410 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2001CairoWarraq IslandGiza
30°07′58.9″N 31°12′13.3″E / 30.133028°N 31.203694°E / 30.133028; 31.203694 (El Warrak Bridge)
Qalyubiyya
Giza
[S 10]
[21]
[22]
11Banha Bridgeكوبرى بنها العلوى120 m (390 ft)1,300 m (4,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Alexandria Agriculture Road
Nile
(Damietta branch)
Benha
30°29′01.0″N 31°10′47.7″E / 30.483611°N 31.179917°E / 30.483611; 31.179917 (Banha Bridge)
Qalyubiyya[23]
1215th May Bridge [ar]كوبري 15 مايو115 m (377 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
1986CairoZamalekGiza
30°03′28.2″N 31°13′36.9″E / 30.057833°N 31.226917°E / 30.057833; 31.226917 (15th May Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[24]
[25]
136th October Bridgeجسر 6 أكتوبر110 m (360 ft)12,500 m (41,000 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
100+110+100
Road bridge
Nile
1996CairoZamalekGiza
30°2′57.3″N 31°13′46.2″E / 30.049250°N 31.229500°E / 30.049250; 31.229500 (6th October Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 11]
[5]
14El Giza Bridge [ar]كوبري عباس104 m (341 ft)471 m (1,545 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
69+104+70
Road bridge
Nile
1971CairoRoda IslandGiza
30°00′57.1″N 31°13′12.5″E / 30.015861°N 31.220139°E / 30.015861; 31.220139 (Al Moneeb Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[S 12]
[5]
[26]
15Tama Axis Upper Bridge [ar]جسر محور طما العلويBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2018Tima
26°53′33.5″N 31°29′02.1″E / 26.892639°N 31.483917°E / 26.892639; 31.483917 (Tama Axis Upper Bridge)
Sohag
Asyut
16New Banha Bridge Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Regional Ring Road
Nile
(Damietta branch)
Benha
30°29′36.3″N 31°11′27.7″E / 30.493417°N 31.191028°E / 30.493417; 31.191028 (New Banha Bridge)
Qalyubiyya
17El Gama'a Bridge [ar]كوبري الجامعهBeam bridge
Steel
Road bridge
Nile
CairoRoda IslandGiza
30°1′42.5″N 31°13′14.4″E / 30.028472°N 31.220667°E / 30.028472; 31.220667 (El Gama'a Bridge)
Cairo
Giza
[Note 3]
[S 13]
18Talkha Axis Nile Bridge630 m (2,070 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
(Damietta branch)
2016MansouraTalkha
31°05′39.3″N 31°25′20.8″E / 31.094250°N 31.422444°E / 31.094250; 31.422444 (Talkha Axis Nile Bridge)
Dakahlia[27]
19Kalabsha Bridge [ar]جسر كلابشةBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
Kom Ombo
24°35′01.1″N 32°54′16.7″E / 24.583639°N 32.904639°E / 24.583639; 32.904639 (Kalabsha Bridge)
Aswan
20Sayyida Aisha Bridgeكوبري السيدة عائشةBox girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
1979–2026Cairo
30°01′24″N 31°15′22″E / 30.023455°N 31.256170°E / 30.023455; 31.256170 (Sayyida Aisha Bridge)
Cairo[28][29]

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