El Ferdan Railway Bridge

El Ferdan Railway Bridge

The El Ferdan Railway Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. It is the longest swing bridge in the world, with a span of 1100 ft (340 m). It replaced the 1963 bridge, which was destroyed in the Six-Day War.

ignificant developments in the region

The El Ferdan Railway Bridge, is part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal, completed in 1983, the Suez Canal overhead line crossing and the Suez Canal Bridge completed in 2001.

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* [http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/bkArticlesTA.asp?Article=3049&Section=639&IssueID=165 President Mubarak of Egypt opens the world's longest swing span bridge]


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