 The Suez Canal Bridge, also known as the Shohada 25 January Bridge, Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge,

Al Salam Bridge, Al Salam Peace Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at
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  Construction started: 1995
 Total length: 3,900 m
 Opened: October 9, 2001
 Body of water: Suez Canal
 Height: 154 m
 Location: El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya

Suez Canal Bridge

Material steel and reinforced concrete[1]

Total length 3.9 km (2.4 mi)[1]
Width 10 m (33 ft)[1]
Height pylons: 154 m (505 ft)[1]
Longest span 404 m (1,325 ft)[1]
Clearance below 70 m (230 ft)[1]

The Suez Canal Bridge, also known as the Shohada 25 January Bridge, Egyptian-Japanese Friendship
Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, Al Salam Peace Bridge or Mubarak Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the
Suez Canal at El Qantara ("El Qantara" means "The Bridge" in Arabic. The bridge links the continents of Africa
and Eurasia.

Design and construction

The bridge was built with assistance from the Japanese government. The main contractor was Kajima
Corporation.

The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the
visit of then-President Mubarak to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the Sinai
Peninsula. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge opened in October 2001.

The bridge, which has a 70-metre (230 ft) clearance over the canal and is 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) long, consists
of a 400-metre (1,300 ft) cable-stayed main span and two 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long approach spans.

The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is 154 metres (505 ft) each. The towers were
designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks.

The clearance under the bridge is 70 metres, which defines, therefore, the admissible maximum height of 68
metres[3] above the waterline (Suezmax) of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal.

Significant developments in the region

The Suez Canal Bridge was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including
other projects such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal (completed in 1981), the El Ferdan
Railway Bridge, and the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing.