Desouk Bridge

Desouk Bridge

Coordinates	31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.1306°N 30.6367°E / 31.1306; 30.6367
Carries	Railway
Crosses	Lower Nile
Locale	Desouk
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge
Total length	610 metres
History
Constructed by	Dorman Long
Construction start	1925
Construction end	1927
Opened	1927
Location

The Desouk Bridge is a steel truss bridge carrying the railway across the Lower Nile in Desouk, Egypt.

History

The bridge was built between 1925 and 1927 by Dorman Long: it is 610 meters long.^[1]

The bridge under construction

References

↑ The Dessouk Railway Bridge Over the Nile. A Description of the Bridge and of the Construction Methods Adopted. Published by Dorman Long & Company Ltd

31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.13056°N 30.63667°E / 31.13056; 30.63667

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