Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, also known as Sixth Crossing, was reported as a future bridge in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
.
If completed, it will become the world's longest
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...
, with a main span long. The bridge's overall length will be .
The bridge will be wide and will rise above the water.
The bridge, designed by
FXFOWLE Architects
FXCollaborative is an American architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1978 by Bob Fox and Bruce Fowle as Fox & Fowle Architects. The firm merged with Jambhekar Strauss in 2000 and was renamed to FXFOWLE Architects in 2005 f ...
, with lighting by
AWA Lighting Designers,
[Minutillo, Josephine. "Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design." Architectural Record Dec. 2008: n. pag. Web.] will cost
AED 2.5 billion.
It will be a part of a AED 3 billion roads project near The Lagoons.
The bridge is 75% complete as of August 2022.
The bridge will link the localities of
Al Jaddaf and
Bur Dubai
Bur Dubai () is a historic district in Dubai, located on the western side of the Dubai Creek. The name is a reference to the traditional separation of the area from Deira by the creek.
Description
The Ruler's Court is located in the district ...
. It will have six lanes of traffic in each direction and will be able to carry 20,000 vehicles per hour.
In the center will be a track for
Dubai Metro
The Dubai Metro () is a rapid transit system in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The metro system consists of a network of two main lines: the Red Line and the Green Line. A third line, the Blue Line, is scheduled to open in 2029.
Du ...
's Green Line.
In December 2022, RTA has opened Phase I of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Improvement Corridor Project in Dubai.
See also
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List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai
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List of longest arch bridge spans
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main Span (architecture), span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering compl ...
References
External links
Bridge description at FXFOWLE Architects webpage
Bridges in Dubai
Proposed bridges in Asia
Through arch bridges
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