6th October Bridge
The 6th of October Bridge (Arabic: كوبري 6 أكتوبر Kubri 6 [Sadis] Uktubar) is an elevated highway in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. The 20.5-kilometre (12.7 mi) bridge and causeway crosses the Nile twice from the western bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo, and on to connect the city to other highways that lead to the Cairo International Airport to the east.
6th of October Bridge كوبري 6 أكتوبر | |
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A view of a small section of the 6th October Bridge near Ramses station and Egyptian Museum, crossing Nile River to Gezira Island with Cairo Tower in background. | |
| Coordinates | 30.0492°N 31.2292°E |
| Locale | Cairo, Egypt |
| Official name | كوبري السادس من أكتوبر |
| Other name(s) | October Bridge |
| Owner | Egyptian state |
| Maintained by | General Authority For Roads, Bridges & Land Transport |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Concrete Girder Bridge |
| Total length | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) |
| History | |
| Designer | ACE Moharram Bakhoum |
| Engineering design by | ACE Moharram Bakhoum Fritsch- Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH |
| Constructed by | Arab Contractors |
| Construction start | 1969 |
| Construction end | 1996 |
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| References | |
Its name commemorates the date of Operation Badr in 1973, when the Egyptian military crossed the Suez Canal and attacked the Israeli military's Bar Lev Line, sparking the Yom Kippur War.
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