6th October Bridge
Highway bridge in Cairo, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 6th of October Bridge (Arabic: كوبري 6 أكتوبر Kubri 6 [Sadis] Uktubar) is an elevated highway in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. The 20.5-kilometre (12.7 mi) bridge and causeway crosses the Nile twice from the western bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo, and on to connect the city to other highways that lead to the Cairo International Airport to the east.
Quick Facts 6th of October Bridge كوبري 6 أكتوبر, Coordinates ...
6th of October Bridge كوبري 6 أكتوبر | |
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Coordinates | 30.0492°N 31.2292°E / 30.0492; 31.2292 |
Locale | Cairo, Egypt |
Official name | كوبري السادس من أكتوبر |
Other name(s) | October Bridge |
Owner | Egyptian state |
Maintained by | General Authority For Roads, Bridges & Land Transport |
Characteristics | |
Design | Concrete Girder Bridge |
Total length | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) |
History | |
Designer | ACE Moharram Bakhoum |
Engineering design by | ACE Moharram Bakhoum Fritsch- Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH |
Constructed by | Arab Contractors |
Construction start | 1969 |
Construction end | 1996 |
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Its name commemorates the date of Operation Badr in 1973, when the Egyptian military crossed the Suez Canal and attacked the Israeli military's Bar Lev Line, sparking the Yom Kippur War.