Bridge Across the Suez

Bridge Across the Suez
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The Suez Canal Bridge, also called the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a high-level road bridge at El Qantara. It has a 70-metre (230 ft) clearance over the canal and was built with assistance from the Japanese government. The bridge, which has a 70-metre (230 ft) clearance over the canal and is 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) long, consists of a 400-metre (1,300 ft) cable stayed main span and two 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long approach spans. The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is 154 metres (510 ft) each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks.

The clearance under the bridge is 70 meters, which defines, therefore, the admissible maximum height of 68 m[2]above the waterline (Suezmax) of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal. - Wikipedia