List of bridges in Sudan

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This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges in Sudan with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 500 metres (1,640 ft).

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Tuti North Bridge
project
300 m (980 ft)600 m (2,000 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
150+300+150
Road bridge
Blue Nile
Khartoum NorthTuti Island
15°37′05.1″N 32°30′52.7″E / 15.618083°N 32.514639°E / 15.618083; 32.514639 (Tuti North Bridge)
Khartoum[Note 1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
2Tuti Bridge كبري توتي210 m (690 ft)310 m (1,020 ft)Suspension
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
50+210+50
Road bridge
Blue Nile
2009KhartoumTuti Island
15°36′30″N 32°30′45.8″E / 15.60833°N 32.512722°E / 15.60833; 32.512722 (Tuti Bridge)
Khartoum[S 1]
[5]
[6]
[7]
3El Mek Nimr Bridgeجسر المك نمر80 m (260 ft)1,165 m (3,822 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
55+80+55
Road bridge
Blue Nile
2007KhartoumKhartoum North
15°36′49.3″N 32°31′58.1″E / 15.613694°N 32.532806°E / 15.613694; 32.532806 (Mac Nimir Bridge)
Khartoum[Note 2]
[S 2]
[8]
4Salvation Bridgeكبري الفتيحاب80 m (260 ft)757 m (2,484 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
46+80+46
Road bridge
White Nile
1999KhartoumOmdurman
15°36′10.3″N 32°29′32.1″E / 15.602861°N 32.492250°E / 15.602861; 32.492250 (Salvation Bridge)
Khartoum[Note 3]
[S 3]
[9]
[10]
5Omdurman Bridgeجسر أم درمان74 m (243 ft)(x7)613 m (2,011 ft)Truss
Steel
Swing bridge
Road bridge
White Nile
1928KhartoumOmdurman
15°36′46.7″N 32°29′33.4″E / 15.612972°N 32.492611°E / 15.612972; 32.492611 (Omdurman Bridge)
Khartoum[S 4]
[11]
6Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridgeكبري النيل الأزرق66 m (217 ft)(x7)560 m (1,840 ft)Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Road bridge
Blue Nile
1909KhartoumKhartoum North
15°36′57.7″N 32°32′38.0″E / 15.616028°N 32.543889°E / 15.616028; 32.543889 (Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge)
Khartoum[S 5]
7Al-Dabasin Bridgeكبري الدباسين1,670 m (5,480 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
White Nile
KhartoumOmdurman
15°30′45.6″N 32°28′18.8″E / 15.512667°N 32.471889°E / 15.512667; 32.471889 (Al-Dabasin Bridge)
Khartoum[12]
[13]
8Shambat Bridgeجسر شمبات1,057 m (3,468 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridge
Nile
1960Khartoum NorthOmdurman
15°38′38.3″N 32°30′24.3″E / 15.643972°N 32.506750°E / 15.643972; 32.506750 (Shambat Bridge)
Khartoum[S 6]
[9]
9Al-Halfaya Bridgeجسر الحلفايا910 m (2,990 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
Nile
2010 (partially destroyed in 2024[14])Khartoum NorthOmdurman
15°42′49.8″N 32°31′55.7″E / 15.713833°N 32.532139°E / 15.713833; 32.532139 (Al-Halfaya Bridge)
Khartoum[S 7]
[9]
10Kober Bridgeكوبرى كوبر767 m (2,516 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
Road bridge
Blue Nile
1972KhartoumKhartoum North
15°37′00.2″N 32°33′17.6″E / 15.616722°N 32.554889°E / 15.616722; 32.554889 (Kober Bridge)
Khartoum[Note 4]
[S 8]
[9]
11Omdurman-Tuti Bridge
project
600 m (2,000 ft)Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete
Road bridge
White Nile
OmdurmanTuti Island
15°37′25.3″N 32°29′29.6″E / 15.623694°N 32.491556°E / 15.623694; 32.491556 (Omdurman-Tuti Bridge)
Khartoum[15]

Major bridges in South Sudan

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the major road and railway bridges in South Sudan.

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Freedom Bridge (South Sudan)87 m (285 ft)(x4)560 m (1,840 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Juba Bypass
White Nile
2022Juba
4°48′38.7″N 31°36′13.2″E / 4.810750°N 31.603667°E / 4.810750; 31.603667 (Freedom Bridge (South Sudan))
Central Equatoria[16]
[17]
2Juba Nile Bridge43 m (141 ft)258 m (846 ft)Truss
Steel
Bailey bridge
A43 highway
White Nile
1974Juba
4°49′22.2″N 31°36′31.5″E / 4.822833°N 31.608750°E / 4.822833; 31.608750 (Freedom Bridge (South Sudan))
Central Equatoria[18]
[19]

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