Desouk Bridge
Coordinates31°07′50″N 30°38′12″E / 31.1306°N 30.6367°E / 31.1306; 30.6367
CarriesRailway
CrossesLower Nile
LocaleDesouk
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Total length610 metres
History
Constructed byDorman Long
Construction start1925
Construction end1927
Opened1927
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

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


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