List of bridges in the United Arab Emirates

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Emirate Ref.
1 Al-Maqta' Bridge جسر المقطع 300 m (980 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
E 22 road
Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Road
Khor Al Maqta
 1967
1997		 Abu Dhabi
Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain
24°25′13.5″N 54°29′09.5″E / 24.420417°N 54.485972°E / 24.420417; 54.485972 (Al-Maqta' Bridge)		 Abu Dhabi [S 1]
[1]
[2]
2 Tolerance Bridge جسر التسامح Span : 205 m (673 ft) 210 m (690 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Footbridge
Dubai Canal
 2017 Dubai
Al Safa
25°11′20.8″N 55°14′40.2″E / 25.189111°N 55.244500°E / 25.189111; 55.244500 (Tolerance Bridge)		 Dubai [S 2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
3 Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III 140 m (460 ft) Truss
Steel
Footbridge
Dubai Canal
 2017 Dubai
Jumeirah
25°11′35.7″N 55°14′28.0″E / 25.193250°N 55.241111°E / 25.193250; 55.241111 (Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III)		 Dubai [S 3]
[5]
[6]
[7]
4 Safa Bridge 120 m (390 ft) Suspension
Self-anchored, steel box girder deck, steel pylons
Footbridge
Dubai Canal
 Dubai
Al Safa
25°11′11.9″N 55°14′53.2″E / 25.186639°N 55.248111°E / 25.186639; 55.248111 (Safa Bridge)		 Dubai [S 4]
[3]
[5]
[8]


Major road and railway bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft) or total lengths longer than 5,000 metres (16,404 ft).

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Emirate Ref.
1 Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing
project		 667 m (2,188 ft) 1,600 m (5,200 ft) Arch
Through arch
667+560
Road bridge
Dubai Metro
(Green Line)
Dubai Creek
 Dubai
Al Jaddaf–Dubai Festival City
25°12′47.9″N 55°20′35.6″E / 25.213306°N 55.343222°E / 25.213306; 55.343222 (Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing)		 Dubai [S 5]
[9]
[10]
2 Saadiyat Island Bridge جسر الشيخ خليفة بن زايد 200 m (660 ft) 1,455 m (4,774 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
110+200+135

E 12 road
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road
Khor Laffan
 2009 Abu Dhabi
Al Mina–Saadiyat Island
24°31′19.4″N 54°24′10.4″E / 24.522056°N 54.402889°E / 24.522056; 54.402889 (Saadiyat Island Bridge)		 Abu Dhabi [S 6]
[11]
[12]
3 Hudayriat Bridge [Wikidata] جسر الحديريات 200 m (660 ft) 1,300 m (4,300 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
Road bridge
 2012 Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Island–Al Hudayriat Island
24°25′29.2″N 54°21′58.3″E / 24.424778°N 54.366194°E / 24.424778; 54.366194 (Hudayriat Bridge)		 Abu Dhabi [13]
[14]
4 Sheikh Zayed Bridge [ar] جسر الشيخ زايد 140 m (460 ft) 842 m (2,762 ft) Arch
Composite steel/concrete through arch

E 10 road
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Road
Khor Al Maqta
 2010 Abu Dhabi
Grand Mosque District–Bain Al Jesrain
24°25′26.5″N 54°29′11.4″E / 24.424028°N 54.486500°E / 24.424028; 54.486500 (Sheikh Zayed Bridge)		 Abu Dhabi [S 7]
[15]
5 Infinity Bridge (Dubai) جسر إنفينيتي 135 m (443 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Shindagha Corridor
Dubai Creek
 2022 Dubai
Deira–Al Shindagha
25°16′31.0″N 55°17′40.2″E / 25.275278°N 55.294500°E / 25.275278; 55.294500 (Infinity Bridge (Dubai))		 Dubai [S 8]
[16]
[17]
6 Dubai Marina Bridges 126 m (413 ft) 192 m (630 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Road bridges
Dubai Marina
 2003 Dubai
Dubai Marina
25°04′17.4″N 55°07′58.5″E / 25.071500°N 55.132917°E / 25.071500; 55.132917 (Dubai Marina Bridge 1)
25°04′32.0″N 55°08′12.7″E / 25.075556°N 55.136861°E / 25.075556; 55.136861 (Dubai Marina Bridge 2)
25°04′47.4″N 55°08′27.3″E / 25.079833°N 55.140917°E / 25.079833; 55.140917 (Dubai Marina Bridge 3)
25°04′56.0″N 55°08′40.7″E / 25.082222°N 55.144639°E / 25.082222; 55.144639 (Dubai Marina Bridge 4)		 Dubai [Note 1]
[S 9]
[18]
[19]
7 Al Ittihad Bridge
project		 جسر الاتحاد 2,700 m (8,900 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel arch
D 74 road
Dubai Creek
 Dubai
Deira–Umm Hurair 2
25°14′55.7″N 55°19′33.8″E / 25.248806°N 55.326056°E / 25.248806; 55.326056 (Al Ittihad Bridge)		 Dubai [20]
[21]
8 Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Red Line) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Beam bridge
Prestressed concrete
Dubai Metro
(Red Line)
 2009 Dubai
25°11′09.1″N 55°15′19.3″E / 25.185861°N 55.255361°E / 25.185861; 55.255361 (Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Red Line))		 Dubai [22]
[23]
[24]
9 Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Beam bridge
Prestressed concrete
Dubai Metro
(Green Line)
 2011 Dubai
Deira–Al Qusais–Al Twar
25°16′48.0″N 55°21′21.6″E / 25.280000°N 55.356000°E / 25.280000; 55.356000 (Elevated viaduct (Dubai Metro Green Line))		 Dubai [22]
[23]
[24]

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Notes and references

  • Notes
  1. ^ There are four almost identical bridges with span varying from 113 to 126 metres (371 to 413 ft).[18]
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
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  2. ^ "Bridge of Tolerance".
  3. ^ "Dubai Water Canal Footbridge III".
  4. ^ "Safa Bridge".
  5. ^ "Sixth Dubai Creek Bridge".
  6. ^ "Sheikh Khalifa Bridge".
  7. ^ "Sheikh Zayed Bridge".
  8. ^ "Infinity Bridge".
  9. ^ "Marina Bridges".
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