Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 15°36′57″N 32°32′38″E / 15.61583°N 32.54389°ECoordinates: 15°36′57″N 32°32′38″E / 15.61583°N 32.54389°E |
Carries | Road and railway |
Crosses | Blue Nile |
Locale | Sudan |
Characteristics | |
Design | Bascule bridge |
Total length | 560 m |
History | |
Constructed by | Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company |
Opened | 1909 |
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.
Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan.