Qasr El Nil Bridge
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The Qasr el Nil Bridge (originally named Khedive Ismail Bridge, Egyptian Arabic: Asr el Nil Bridge), is a historic swing bridge structure dating from 1931 which replaced the first bridge to span the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt.[2] It connects Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo on the east bank of the river, to the southern end of Gezira/Zamalek Island. At the bridge's east and west approaches are four large bronze lion statues; they are late 19th-century works by Henri Alfred Jacquemart, French sculptor and animalier.
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Qasr El Nil Asr El Nil | |
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Coordinates | 30.043747°N 31.229464°E / 30.043747; 31.229464 |
Carries | Tahrir Street[1] |
Crosses | Nile River |
Characteristics | |
Design | swing bridge, arch[1] |
Material | Steel[1] |
Total length | 1 932 m[1] |
No. of spans | 7 |
History | |
Designer | Ralph Anthony Freeman[1] |
Engineering design by | Dorman, Long and Co. Ltd.[1] |
Construction start | 1931[1] |
Construction end | 1933[1] |
Construction cost | E£308,000 |
Opened | June 6, 1933 |
Replaces | El Gezira Bridge (1872)[1] |
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