Blue_Nile_Road_&_Railway_Bridge

Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge

Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge

Bridge in Sudan

The Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge in Sudan, which links the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile.

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History

Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company[1] from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "A Sudan Bridge". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 27 April 1910, p. 8. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    Structurae database


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