Sheikh Zayed Bridge
Coordinates: 24 ° 25 ′ 27 ″ N , 54 ° 29 ′ 9 ″ E
Sheikh Zayed Bridge | ||
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Sheikh Zayed Bridge at Night (2013) | ||
Convicted | E10 motorway | |
Crossing of | Maqta channel | |
place | Abu Dhabi | |
construction | Arch bridge | |
overall length | 842 m | |
width | Carriageway girders: 2 × 23.7 m | |
Number of openings | 11 | |
Longest span | 140 m | |
Clear height | 16 m | |
building-costs | $ 270 million | |
start of building | 2002 | |
completion | 2010 | |
opening | November 25, 2010 | |
construction time | 2002-2010 | |
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The Sheikh Zayed Bridge is one of three bridges that connect the city of Abu Dhabi to the mainland. The total length of the bridge is 842 meters. It is named after Sheikh Zayed , the first President of the United Arab Emirates . Its two four-lane carriageways are supported by S-shaped arches, which thematize the sand dunes of the desert country and were proposed by the British - Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid .
It was opened on November 25, 2010 after eight years of construction. 250,000 m 3 of concrete and 80,000 t of reinforcement material were used. The expansion properties of the structure are designed for a temperature range from 0 degrees to 60 degrees Celsius; Strong vibration dampers ensure earthquake security .
Construction costs came to around $ 270 million after many project delays and financial disputes between the government as the client and the construction companies. Originally, the bridge should have opened in 2006.
The Sheikh Zayed Bridge is to serve as relief for the two previous bridges between the mainland and Abu Dhabi, the Maqta Bridge and the Mussafah Bridge .
The bridge is illuminated in different colors. The lighting concept was developed by Rogier van der Heide and implemented by Philips .
Critics complain about the structure of the bridge, which was designed purely from a visual point of view and was not optimally designed to absorb the flow of forces.
literature
- TEC21 : With all violence (No. 49–50, December 2, 2011)
Web links
- Sheikh Zayed Bridge. In: Structurae
- New bridge in Abu Dhabi to help drivers save 15 minutes in Gulfnews , October 10, 2010
- Jen Thomas: Sheikh Zayed Bridge to get green flag by F1 day ( Memento from October 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) in The National , October 28, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheikh Zayed Bridge officially opens in The National , October 26, 2010 (English)
- ↑ P. Klein: Inconvenient, expensive and yet fascinating , TEC21 , No. 49-50, December 2, 2011, pages 24-27
- ↑ How to light a masterpiece - Urban Lighting Project / Sheick Zayed Bridge, Abu Dhabi, UAE ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Mondo Arc , No. 60, 2100
- ↑ J. Solt, C. van Rooden: The Sheikh Zayed Bridge - a provocative counter-model , TEC21 , No. 49-50, December 2, 2011, pages 24