Carries Road and railway Opened 1909 | Design Bascule bridge Total length 560 m Bridge type Bascule bridge Carry Road | |
Constructed by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company Similar Omdurman Bridge, Tuti Bridge, National Museum of Sudan, Bascule bridge, Grand Ethiopian Renaissa | ||
The Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge in Sudan, which links the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile.
History
Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan.
References
Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA