Valued image set: The Suez Canal Bridge

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  • The 730 meter-long cable-stayed center section of the bridge.
    The 730 meter-long cable-stayed center section of the bridge.
  • Each side of the structure (1.12km long) contains 68 approach bridge and 12 main bridge reinforced concrete pylons.
    Each side of the structure (1.12km long) contains 68 approach bridge and 12 main bridge reinforced concrete pylons.
  • The height of the center section is 70 meters (maximum ship clearance 68m).
    The height of the center section is 70 meters (maximum ship clearance 68m).
  • The 154 meter-high main pylons are shaped to resemble Egyptian obelisks as they taper to the top.
    The 154 meter-high main pylons are shaped to resemble Egyptian obelisks as they taper to the top.
The Suez Canal Bridge crosses the Canal at El Qantara. It is also known as the Shohada 25 January Bridge or the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge. Construction by the KAJIMA Corp (with the Japanese government funding 60% of the project), began in 1995 and the bridge opened in 2001. [1]

The Suez Canal Bridge

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