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Wadi el Kuf Bridge

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Carries
  
Msah Rode

Design
  
Cable-stayed

Clearance above
  
172 m

Address
  
Abraq Rd, Libya

Total length
  
477 m

Location
  
Al Bayda'

Architect
  
Riccardo Morandi

Locale
  
Bayda, Libya

Longest span
  
282 m

Designer
  
Riccardo Morandi

Opened
  
1972

Width
  
13 m

Material
  
Reinforced concrete

Wadi el Kuf Bridge

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Wadi el Kuf Bridge (Formal Arabic: جسر وادي الكوف, jisr ouadi elkouf), is a bridge located 20 km west of Bayda, Libya. It's the second highest bridge in Africa. It was designed by Italian civil engineer Riccardo Morandi. Construction of the bridge began in 1965 and the bridge was opened in 1972. The bridge crosses the Kouf Valley.

References

Wadi el Kuf Bridge Wikipedia