Giza Bridge - Egypt
Bridges & Flyovers
:: Completed Projects
:: 1971 ::
Giza New Bridge is the first bridge which was constructed by an Egyptian company the Arab Contractors “Osman Ahmed Osman & Co”
Owner: Cairo Governorate – Egypt Contractors: * The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & CO.) *Strojexport Paraha – Czechoslovak Starby Silnic A Zeleznic Paraha
Consultant: Strojexport Paraha – Czechoslovak Starby Silnic A Zeleznic Paraha
Date of start: September 1967
Date of Handing over: 2 January 1971
Description: the bridge connecting Roda-Island and Giza south of Cairo
Length: 470 meters
Width: 34.60 meters
Foundations: Caisons under compressed air under the river Nile bed level.
Superstructure: Prestressed concrete
Type of prestressing: Freyssinet wires ? 7 mm System of construction: Cantilever carriage system for the first time in Egypt