List of bridges in Ethiopia
Historical or architectural interest bridges
Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
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1 | Portuguese Bridge | 64 m (210 ft) | Masonry 1 main arch, 6 secondary arches | Footbridge Blue Nile | 17th century | Tissisat 11°29′14.7″N 37°35′39.4″E / 11.487417°N 37.594278°E / 11.487417; 37.594278 (Alata Bridge) | Amhara | [Note 1] [S 1] [1] | ||
2 | Sebara Dildiy Bridge | 60 m (200 ft) | Masonry 10 arches | Footbridge Blue Nile | 17th century | Gale 11°13′3.4″N 37°52′36.8″E / 11.217611°N 37.876889°E / 11.217611; 37.876889 (Sebara Dildiy Bridge) | Amhara| [Note 2][2] | |||
3 | Defeche Bridge [Wikidata] | 36 m (118 ft) | Masonry 4 arches | Footbridge Gilgel Megech River | 17th century | Gondar 12°36′15.6″N 37°29′7.3″E / 12.604333°N 37.485361°E / 12.604333; 37.485361 (Defeche Bridge) | Amhara | [Note 3] [3] [4] | ||
4 | Genfokuch Bridge [Wikidata] | 36 m (118 ft) | Masonry | Footbridge Gilgel Megech River | 17th century | Gondar 12°34′27.2″N 37°27′42.9″E / 12.574222°N 37.461917°E / 12.574222; 37.461917 (Genfokuch Bridge) | Amhara | [Note 4] [5] [6] | ||
5 | Debre Libanos Bridge | 33 m (108 ft) | Masonry 3 arches | Footbridge Gur River | Fiche 9°44′1.7″N 38°48′49.8″E / 9.733806°N 38.813833°E / 9.733806; 38.813833 (Debre Libanos Bridge) | Oromia | [Note 5] [7] [8] | |||
6 | Mereb Bridge | Eritrea–Ethiopia border | Truss Steel | Road bridge Mareb River | Rama–Adi Quala 14°28′21.8″N 38°46′29.8″E / 14.472722°N 38.774944°E / 14.472722; 38.774944 (Mereb Bridge) | Tigray Eritrea | [S 2] | |||
7 | Suspension bridge (Sebara Dildi) | Build by Bridges to Prosperity organization | Suspension Steel, wooden deck | Footbridge Blue Nile | 2009 | Gale 11°13′01.6″N 37°52′41.8″E / 11.217111°N 37.878278°E / 11.217111; 37.878278 (Suspension bridge (Sebara Dildi)) | Amhara | [S 3] | ||
8 | Alata Suspension bridge | Span : 81 m (266 ft) | Suspension Steel | Footbridge | 2011 | Tissisat 11°29′31.7″N 37°35′22.9″E / 11.492139°N 37.589694°E / 11.492139; 37.589694 (Alata Suspension bridge) | Amhara | |||
9 | Awash Railway Grand Bridge | Height : 71 m (233 ft) | 155 m (509 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 40+64+40 | 2018 | Awash 9°01′42.0″N 40°10′55.3″E / 9.028333°N 40.182028°E / 9.028333; 40.182028 (Awash Railway Grand Bridge) | Afar | [9] |
Major bridges
Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
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1 | Abay River Bridge under construction | 180 m (590 ft) | 380 m (1,250 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons Twin bridges 100+180+100 | 2023 | Bahir Dar 11°35′15.3″N 37°24′28.2″E / 11.587583°N 37.407833°E / 11.587583; 37.407833 (Abay River Bridge) | Amhara | [10] [11] [12] | ||
2 | New Abbay Bridge | 145 m (476 ft) | 303 m (994 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 78+145+78 | National A3 Addis Ababa-Goha Tsion Trunk Road Blue Nile | 2008 | Dejen 10°04′32.9″N 38°11′29.2″E / 10.075806°N 38.191444°E / 10.075806; 38.191444 (New Abbay Bridge) | Amhara | [13] [11] | |
3 | Omo Bridge | 128 m (420 ft) | Truss Steel | Omo River | 2013 | Omorate 4°48′45.1″N 36°2′56″E / 4.812528°N 36.04889°E / 4.812528; 36.04889 (Omo Bridge) | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | [14] [15] | ||
4 | Abay No.8 Bridge | 285 m (935 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | B21 road Blue Nile | 2015 | Wegde 10°39′50.0″N 38°30′12.6″E / 10.663889°N 38.503500°E / 10.663889; 38.503500 (Abay No.8 Bridge) | Amhara | [16] | ||
5 | Abbay Bridge | 210 m (690 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch | National A3 Blue Nile | 1948 | Dejen 10°04′30.1″N 38°11′25.4″E / 10.075028°N 38.190389°E / 10.075028; 38.190389 (Abbay Bridge) | Amhara | [13] [17] |
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References
- Notes
- Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
- Others references
- ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Alata bridge (PDF). p. 2.
- ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Sebara Dildiy (The Broken Bridge) (PDF). p. 3.
- ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Defecha bridge (PDF). p. 5.
- ^ Briggs, 2019, p.269
- ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Genfokuch bridge (PDF). p. 4.
- ^ Briggs, 2019, p.270
- ^ Bell, Stephen. "The Bridge at Debra Libanos". Anglo-ethiopian.org - The Anglo-Ethiopian Society. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Briggs, 2019, Ras Darge's Bridge. p. 222.
- ^ "Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, Ethiopia". Crecg.com - China Railway Group Limited. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "About us". Abayriverbridge.com (official website). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Abeba, Lamesgin Simegn (August 2021). Structural optimization of superstructure parameter of extradosed cable stayed bridge using genetic algorithm, as a case study on Abay River Bridge (PDF). Ir.bdu.edu.et (Thesis). Bahir Dar University.
- ^ "Ethiopia's Bahir Dar Abay River Bridge Set to Complete in 2023". Businessinfoeth.com - Business Info Ethiopia. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ethiopia's First Extradosed Bridge to Span the Blue Nile Gorge". Kajima.co.jp - Kajima Corporation. Kajima News & Notes Vol.35. 2005. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Omo River Bridge Recovery, Repair and Strengthening Works, Ethiopian Roads Authority". Dnec.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Ethiopia Bridge recovery" (PDF). VSL News Magazine. Vol. 2. VSL International. 2013. p. 24.
- ^ Worku, Girma. Post Tensioned / Pre-stressed bridges in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Roads Authority.
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Further reading
- Blue Nil Map (PDF) (Map). National Geographic Society. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
- Briggs, Philip (January 2019) [1995]. Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-78477-099-0.
- Design manual for low volume roads trail bridges manual - Part F (PDF). Ethiopian Roads Authority. July 2011.
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ignored (help) - Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Engdu; Sintayehu Kasahun, Hirute; Lingerih Woreta, Solomon (2017). "The Gonderian Period Bridges of Ethiopia: Status and Prospects for Tourism" (PDF). African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. 6 (3). ISSN 2223-814X.
- Heinatz, Stephanie (August 2008). "Bridging Worlds" (PDF). The Rotarian. Rotary International. pp. 42–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25.
- Selassie Mokonnen, Meheret (October 7, 2017). "Abandoned historical bridges". The Reporter (Ethiopia).
- Towards Safer River Crossings: Trail Bridge Capacity Building Project in Ethiopia (PDF). Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Helvetas. October 2010.
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External links
- "Ethiopia Footbridges - Projects". Bridgestoprosperity.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
- "Ethiopia". Helvetasusa.org.
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