List of bridges in Ethiopia
Historical or architectural interest bridges
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 |
Amhara | [10] [11] [12] | ||
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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 |
Amhara | [13] [11] |
3 | Omo Bridge | 128 m (420 ft) | Truss Steel |
2013 | Omorate 4°48′45.1″N 36°2′56″E / 4.812528°N 36.04889°E |
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 |
Amhara | [16] | ||
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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 |
Amhara | [13] [17] |
See also
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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- 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.