The 13 lane Business Bay Crossing (In

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: معبر الخليج التجاري; also known as the Ras Al Khor Bridge (جسر راس الخور)) is one of the most recent bridges across

Dubai Creek Dubai Creek ( ar, خور دبي, Khūr Dubay) has been described as a natural saltwater creek, tidal inlet, and watercourse or waterway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It extends about inwards and forms a natural port that has traditional ...

and was opened to traffic in June 2007. Six lanes travel from

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Bur Dubai Bur Dubai (in Arabic: بر دبي) is a historic district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name literally translates to ''Mainland Dubai'', a reference to the traditional separation of the Bur ...

while seven go from Bur Dubai to Deira. The Business Bay Crossing is located some 1.5 km South of Al Garhoud Bridge near

Dubai Festival City Dubai Festival City ( ar, دبي فستيفال سيتي) is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, owned by Al-Futtaim Group. Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed- ...

and provides a new road corridor to motorists travelling between

and

and to

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital ...

, in addition to

Emirates Road E 611 ( ar, إ ٦١١) is a road constructed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Also known as the "Emirates Road", E 611 is developed to link the emirate of Abu Dhabi with the northern emirates of Ras al Khaimah, Umm al Quwain, parallel to ...

and

Sheikh Zayed Road E 11 ( ar, شارع ﺇ ١١) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The longest road in the Emirates, it stretches from Al-Silah in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and ends in Ras al-Khaimah emirate, running roughly parallel to UAE's coastl ...

. The bridge cost 800 million

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and has a capacity of 26,000 vehicles per hour. The bridge is long, and has a maritime channel with a width of and a height of . The bridge was built by

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, a company which made some major bridges in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

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Construction Photos on 31 January 2007 Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 3.jpg, Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 2.jpg, Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 31 January 2007 Pict 1.jpg, Construction Photos on 7 March 2007 Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 1.jpg, Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 2.jpg, Image:Business Bay Crossing Under Construction on 7 March 2007 Pict 3.jpg, Construction Photos from the air on 1 May 2007 Image:Business Bay Crossing on 1 May 2007 Pict 1.jpg Image:Business Bay Crossing on 1 May 2007 Pict 2.jpg Construction Photo on 31 May 2007 Image:Business Bay Crossing on 31 May 2007.jpg

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