Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, also known as Sixth Crossing, was reported as a future bridge 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 ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
.
If completed, it will become the world's longest
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
, with a main span long. The bridge's overall length will be .
The bridge will be wide and will rise above the water.
The bridge, designed by FXFOWLE Architects, with lighting by
AWA Lighting Designers,
[Minutillo, Josephine. "Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design." Architectural Record Dec. 2008: n. pag. Web.] will cost
AED 2.5 billion.
It will be a part of a AED 3 billion roads project near The Lagoons.
The bridge is 75% complete as on August 2022.
The bridge will link the localities of
Al Jaddaf
Al Jaddaf ( ar, الجداف), also spelled Al Jadaf, is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located in western Dubai in Bur Dubai, Al Jaddaf is bordered to the north and east by the Dubai Creek, to the south by Zabeel, and to the we ...
and
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 ...
. It will have six lanes of traffic in each direction and will be able to carry 20,000 vehicles per hour.
In the center will be a track for
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently operated by the French company Keolis. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with a major 15 km (9.3 mi) extension to the Red L ...
's Green Line.
In December 2022, RTA has opened Phase I of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Improvement Corridor Project in Dubai.
See also
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List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai
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List of longest arch bridge spans
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in des ...
References
External links
Bridge description at FXFOWLE Architects webpage
Bridges in Dubai
Proposed bridges in Asia
Through arch bridges
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