Suez Canal Bridge

Suez Canal Bridge
Coordinates	30°49′42″N 32°19′03″E / 30.828248°N 32.317572°E / 30.828248; 32.317572
Carries	Four lanes vehicular traffic[1]
Crosses	Suez Canal
Locale	El Qantara, Egypt
Owner	General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport Ministry of Transport and Communication [1]
Maintained by	General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communication
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge semi-fan arrangement, H-pylon, hollow box[1]
Material	Steel and reinforced concrete[1]
Total length	3.9 km (2.4 mi)[1]
Width	22.8 m (75 ft)[2]
Height	154 m (505 ft) (pylons)[1]
Longest span	404 m (1,325 ft)[1]
Clearance below	70 m (230 ft)[1]
History
Designer	Kajima
Constructed by	Consortium consisting of: Kajima JFE Holdings Nippon Steel [3]
Construction start	1995
Opened	October 9, 2001; 23 years ago (October 9, 2001)
Location

The Suez Canal Bridge, also known as the Egyptian–Japanese Friendship Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, Al Salam Peace Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El-Qantara, whose name means "the peace" in Egyptian Arabic. The bridge links the continents of Africa and Asia.