Qasr El Nil Bridge
The Qasr el Nil Bridge (originally named Khedive Ismail Bridge, Egyptian Arabic: Asr el Nil Bridge), is a historic swing bridge structure dating from 1931 which replaced the first bridge to span the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt. It connects Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo on the east bank of the river, to the southern end of Gezira/Zamalek Island. At the bridge's east and west approaches are four large bronze lion statues; they are late 19th-century works by Henri Alfred Jacquemart, French sculptor and animalier.
Qasr El Nil Asr El Nil | |
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View of the Qasr El Nil Bridge, with Gezira/Zamalek Island in the background | |
| Coordinates | 30.043747°N 31.229464°E |
| Carries | Tahrir Street |
| Crosses | Nile River |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | swing bridge, arch |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1 932 m |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| History | |
| Designer | Ralph Anthony Freeman |
| Engineering design by | Dorman, Long and Co. Ltd. |
| Construction start | 1931 |
| Construction end | 1933 |
| Construction cost | LE 308,000 |
| Opened | June 6, 1933 |
| Replaces | El Gezira Bridge (1872) |
| Location | |
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