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Omdurman Bridge

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Carries
  
Road

Locale
  
Omdurman

Design
  
Truss bridge

Opened
  
1926

Location
  
Omdurman

Body of water
  
White Nile

Crosses
  
White Nile

Official name
  
White Nile Bridge

Constructed by
  
Dorman Long

Total length
  
613 m

Bridge type
  
Truss bridge

Carry
  
Road

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Similar
  
Blue Nile Road and Railway, Tuti Bridge, Khalifa House Museum, New Jinja Bridge, Goz Abu Goma Bridge

The Omdurman Bridge (also known as the Redemption Bridge or the Old White Nile Bridge) is a steel truss bridge in Sudan on the road connecting Khartoum on the White Nile to Omdurman.

Contents

Map of White Nile Bridge, Omdurman, Sudan

History

The bridge was built between 1924 and 1926 by Dorman Long: it is 613 meters long and is supported by seven pairs of round pillars.

References

Omdurman Bridge Wikipedia