List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai
Appearance
These are the bridges in Dubai that are completed, under construction, proposed or approved.
Operation
[edit]Bridges in Dubai are operated by Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
List of completed bridges
[edit]Bridge | Opened | Length (m) | Cost | Number of lanes | Vehicles per hour |
Al Maktoum Bridge | 1963 | 9,500 | |||
Floating Bridge, Dubai | 16 July 2007 | 300 meters | 155 million dirhams | 12 | 6,000 |
Al Garhoud Bridge | 1976 | 520 metres | 415 million dirhams | 6 | 9,000 |
Business Bay Crossing | June 2007 | 1.6 km | 800 million dirhams | 13 | 26,000 |
Infinity Bridge(Al Shindagha Bridge) | 16 January 2022 | 295 metres | 393 million dirhams | 12 | 24,000 |
List of bridges under construction or Approved
[edit]![]() | Parts of this article (those related to 2019) need to be updated.(November 2019) |
- Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, upon completion will become worlds longest arch bridge, and will become sixth crossing across Dubai Creek.
- Dubai Smile, is an approved bridge which will supersede the existing Floating Bridge, upon completion it will become seventh crossing across Dubai Creek.
Bridge | Expected completion | Length (m) | Cost | Number of lanes | Vehicles per hour |
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing | 2012 | 1.6 km | 2.5 billion dirhams | 12 | 9,500 |
Dubai Smile | 2018 | 300 meters | 810 million dirhams | 12 | 24,000 |
The Fifth Bridge[A][1] | 2.5 billion dirhams | 12 |
- Notes
- A. ^ Approved for construction.
All of tunnels in The United Arab Emirates
[edit]Bridge | Opened | Length (m) | Cost | Number of lanes | Vehicles per hour |
Al Shindagha Tunnel | 1975 | 550
Meters |
394 Million
Dhs |
4 | 15,000 vehicles per hour |
Dubai Airport tunnel | Constructed during the mid 2000s, goes under Dubai Airport | 1500
Meters |
686 Million Dhs | 6 | 1,650 vehicles
Per hour |
Palm Jumeirah tunnel | 2006[2] | 750 metre[3] | 6 | 3,000 vehicles
per hour |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Floating Bridge will stay till 2014 | Transport – Gulf News". 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Nakheel announces completion of sub-sea tunnel at the Palm, Jumeirah | Nakheel Properties". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Nakheel announces completion of sub-sea tunnel at the Palm, Jumeirah | Nakheel Properties". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-14.