List of bridges in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had approximately 6,000 bridges structures in 13 regions.[1]

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft).

Image Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Wadi Leban Bridgeجسر المعلق بالرياض405 m (1,329 ft)763 m (2,503 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
179+405+179
City road 500
Western Ring Road
Wadi Leban Valley
1997Riyadh
24°36′57.2″N 46°34′59.2″E / 24.615889°N 46.583111°E / 24.615889; 46.583111 (Wadi Leban Bridge)
Riyadh Province[S 1]
[2]
[3]
2Saudi Landbridge Bridge
project
300 m (980 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
[4]
3Obhur Creek Bridge
project
200 m (660 ft)2,000 m (6,600 ft)Arch
Concrete through arch
Road bridge
Jeddah Metro
(Line  2 )
Obhur Creek
Jeddah
21°43′21.1″N 39°06′46.2″E / 21.722528°N 39.112833°E / 21.722528; 39.112833 (Obhur Creek Bridge)
Mecca Province[5]
[6]
4King Fahd Causewayجسر الملك فهد150 m (490 ft)25,000 m (82,000 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+150+80
Beam bridge
Prestressed concrete

King Fahd Causeway
Gulf of Bahrain
1986KhobarJasra
26°12′07.5″N 50°17′12.3″E / 26.202083°N 50.286750°E / 26.202083; 50.286750 (King Fahd Causeway)
Eastern Province
 Bahrain
[Note 1]
[S 2]
[7]
[8]
[9]
5Takhassusi Bridge106 m (348 ft)505 m (1,657 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
60+106+60
Road bridge
Takhassusi Road
Makkah road
Riyadh
24°40′31.5″N 46°40′41.7″E / 24.675417°N 46.678250°E / 24.675417; 46.678250 (Takhassusi Bridge)
Riyadh Province[10]
6King Hamad Causeway
project
جسر الملك حمد25,000 m (82,000 ft)
Road bridge
Gulf Railway
Gulf of Bahrain
KhobarBudaiya
26°14′36.2″N 50°20′06.8″E / 26.243389°N 50.335222°E / 26.243389; 50.335222 (King Hamad Causeway)
Eastern Province
 Bahrain
[11]
[12]
7Saudi–Egypt Causeway
project
مشروع جسر بري بين مصر والسعودية9,000 m (30,000 ft)Ras Alsheikh HamidSharm El Sheikh
27°59′56.0″N 34°28′18.2″E / 27.998889°N 34.471722°E / 27.998889; 34.471722 (Saudi–Egypt Causeway)
Tabuk Province
 Egypt
[13]
[14]
8West Viaduct (Riyadh Metro Line 3)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Riyadh Metro
(Line  3 )
Riyadh
24°36′01.9″N 46°38′37.9″E / 24.600528°N 46.643861°E / 24.600528; 46.643861 (West Viaduct (Riyadh Metro Line 3))
Riyadh Province[15]
9Viaduct 6-1 (Riyadh Metro Line 6)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Riyadh Metro
(Line  6 )
Riyadh
24°44′18.0″N 46°48′00.4″E / 24.738333°N 46.800111°E / 24.738333; 46.800111 (Viaduct 6-1 (Riyadh Metro Line 6))
Riyadh Province[16]
[17]

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