List of bridges in the United Arab Emirates
Bridges in UAE
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Historical and architectural interest bridges
| Name | Arabic | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Emirate | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Maqta' Bridge | جسر المقطع | 300 m (980 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | E 22 road Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Road Khor Al Maqta | 1967 1997 | Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain 24°25′13.5″N 54°29′09.5″E | Abu Dhabi | [S 1] [1] [2] | ||
| 2 | Tolerance Bridge | جسر التسامح | Span : 205 m (673 ft) | 210 m (690 ft) | Arch Steel through arch | Footbridge Dubai Canal | 2017 | Dubai Al Safa 25°11′20.8″N 55°14′40.2″E | Dubai | [S 2] [3] [4] [5] | |
| 3 | Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III | 140 m (460 ft) | Truss Steel | Footbridge Dubai Canal | 2017 | Dubai Jumeirah 25°11′35.7″N 55°14′28.0″E | Dubai | [S 3] [5] [6] [7] | |||
| 4 | Safa Bridge | 120 m (390 ft) | Suspension Self-anchored, steel box girder deck, steel pylons | Footbridge Dubai Canal | Dubai Al Safa 25°11′11.9″N 55°14′53.2″E | Dubai | [S 4] [3] [5] [8] |
Major road and railway bridges
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).
| Name | Arabic | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Emirate | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing project | 667 m (2,188 ft) | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) | Arch Through arch 667+560 | Dubai Al Jaddaf–Dubai Festival City 25°12′47.9″N 55°20′35.6″E | Dubai | [S 5] [9] [10] | ||||
| 2 | Saadiyat Island Bridge | جسر الشيخ خليفة بن زايد | 200 m (660 ft) | 1,455 m (4,774 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 110+200+135 | 2009 | Abu Dhabi Al Mina–Saadiyat Island 24°31′19.4″N 54°24′10.4″E | Abu Dhabi | [S 6] [11] [12] | ||
| 3 | Hudayriat Bridge | جسر الحديريات | 200 m (660 ft) | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons | Road bridge | 2018 | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Island–Al Hudayriat Island 24°25′29.2″N 54°21′58.3″E | Abu Dhabi | [13] [14] | |
| 4 | Sheikh Zayed Bridge | جسر الشيخ زايد | 140 m (460 ft) | 842 m (2,762 ft) | Arch Composite steel/concrete through arch | 2010 | Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain 24°25′26.5″N 54°29′11.4″E | Abu Dhabi | [S 7] [15] | ||
| 5 | Infinity Bridge (Dubai) | جسر إنفينيتي | 135 m (443 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Shindagha Corridor Dubai Creek | 2022 | Dubai Deira–Al Shindagha 25°16′31.0″N 55°17′40.2″E | Dubai | [S 8] [16] [17] | ||
| 6 | Dubai Marina Bridges | 126 m (413 ft) | 192 m (630 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | Road bridges Dubai Marina | 2003 | Dubai Dubai Marina 25°04′17.4″N 55°07′58.5″E 25°04′32.0″N 55°08′12.7″E 25°04′47.4″N 55°08′27.3″E 25°04′56.0″N 55°08′40.7″E | Dubai | [Note 1] [S 9] [18] [19] | ||
| 7 | Al Ittihad Bridge project | جسر الاتحاد | 2,700 m (8,900 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel arch | D 74 road Dubai Creek | Dubai Deira–Umm Hurair 2 25°14′55.7″N 55°19′33.8″E | Dubai | [20] [21] | |||
| 8 | Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Red Line) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Beam bridge Prestressed concrete | 2009 | Dubai 25°11′09.1″N 55°15′19.3″E | Dubai | [22] [23] [24] | |||||
| 9 | Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Beam bridge Prestressed concrete | 2011 | Dubai Deira–Al Qusais–Al Twar 25°16′48.0″N 55°21′21.6″E | Dubai | [22] [23] [24] |