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Desouk Bridge

Coordinates: 31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.13056°N 30.63667°E / 31.13056; 30.63667
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Desouk Bridge
Coordinates31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.1306°N 30.6367°E / 31.1306; 30.6367
CarriesRailway
CrossesLower Nile
LocaleDesouk
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Total length610 metres
History
Constructed byDorman Long
Construction start1925
Construction end1927
Opened1927
Location
Map

The Desouk Bridge is a steel truss bridge carrying the railway across the Lower Nile in Desouk, Egypt.

The Bridge consists of two bridges, not one, connects Desouk City with Rahmaniyah Markaz, with the Rahmaniyah Island linking them.

History

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The Egyptian government first established the bridge in 1897 during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmi II, with the assistance of the French company La Maison Sereau-Louis, to accommodate fourth-class trains and also for single-track passage.[1] In 1926, the government saw the necessity of replacing the metal parts of the bridge and constructing new metal parts supported by the old piers and girders, to accommodate first-class trains for the single track. Therefore, the government commissioned the company Dorman Long. It is 610 meters long.[2]

The bridge under construction

References

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  1. ^ "Old Bridge of Desouk 1887". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ The Dessouk Railway Bridge Over the Nile. A Description of the Bridge and of the Construction Methods Adopted. Published by Dorman Long & Company Ltd

31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.13056°N 30.63667°E / 31.13056; 30.63667