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Abdoun Bridge

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Crosses
  
Official name
  
Address
  
Elevation
  
45 m

Total length
  
417 m

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Locale
  
Maintained by
  
Amman

Clearance below
  
45 m

Height
  
71 m

Location
  
Amman

Abdoun Bridge

Carries
  
Two wide lanes of car traffic

Design
  
cable-stayed suspension

Similar
  
Jordan Gate Towers, King Abdullah I Mosque, King Hussein Mosque, Raghadan Flagpole, Roman theater

Wadi abdoun bridge jordan


Wadi Abdoun Bridge is a bridge in Amman, Jordan. The only cable-stayed bridge in the country, it crosses the Wadi Abdoun. The building of the bridge commenced on 14 December 2002 and it was opened on 14 December 2006 and the Contractor was M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited (India). It is part of Amman's Beltway project and links South Amman to the 4th Circle and Zahran Street.

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Abdoun bridge


Design

The bridge has three Y-shaped towers to make two equal main spans of 134 meters in length. It is on an S-curve to aid in connecting to the adjoining roadways. This was built by an Indian company which incurred a loss of $10million at that time. Project was delayed by one year due to its technical complicacy and few incidents during construction.The stays form a harp arrangement. The structural designer, Dar Al-Handasah, won a commendation award in 2007 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for this bridge.

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Abdoun Bridge Wikipedia