Wadi Abdoun Bridge is a bridge in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

, Jordan. The only cable-stayed bridge in the country, it crosses the

Wadi Abdoun Wadi Abdoun (Arabic: وادي عبدون) is a ''wadi'' (Arabic meaning valley or stream bed) in Amman, Jordan. The wadi separates the two neighbourhoods of Jabal Amman and Abdoun. The Abdoun Bridge spans the valley, connecting the 4th Circle and ...

. The building of the bridge commenced on 14 December 2002 and it was opened on 14 December 2006 and was built by

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, an Indian multinational company. It is part of Amman's Beltway project and links South Amman to the 4th Circle and Zahran area, Zahran Street.

Design

The bridge has three Y-shaped towers to make two equal main spans of 134 meters in length. The bridge deck is shaped like an S-curve to aid in connecting to the adjoining roadways and the stays form a harp arrangement. The project was delayed by one year due to its technical complication and few incidents during construction.
The structural designer, Dar Al-Handasah, won a commendation award in 2007 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for this bridge.

Design

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