Al Ittihad Bridge

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|bridge_name = Dubai Smile / Al Ittihad Bridge

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|carries = Vehicles

|crosses = Dubai Creek

|locale = Dubai, United Arab Emirates

|maint = Roads and Transport Authority

|design = Arch

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|length = {{convert|420|m|ft}}

|width = {{convert|61.6|m|ft}}

|height = {{convert|100|m|ft}}

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|below = {{convert|15|m|ft}}

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|complete = expected 2017

|open = expected 2018

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Al Ittihad Bridge is a proposed 12-lane bridge across Dubai Creek in Dubai. The Bridge will connect Bur Dubai from near the Dubai Courts and Dubai Creek Park and Deira near Deira City Centre and Dubai Golf Club. It will replace the current Floating Bridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/transport/2014/February/transport_February6.xml§ion=transport|title=12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge - Khaleej Times|author=Staff Reporter|publisher=|access-date=2014-02-09|archive-date=2014-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208230314/http://khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data%2Ftransport%2F2014%2FFebruary%2Ftransport_February6.xml§ion=transport|url-status=dead}} Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai reviewed the project on 30 June 2013. The project cost is estimated to be Dh1.1 billion. Contract for the construction is expected to be awarded by end of 2014 and construction works to be completed in 3 years.{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/12-lane-al-ittihad-bridge-to-replace-floating-bridge-rta-approves-dh7-billion-budget-for-2014-1.1288180|title=12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge; RTA approves Dh7 billion budget for 2014|author=Staff Report|date=8 February 2014|publisher=}}

It will have 6 lanes and a footpath in both directions. It will be {{convert|61.6|m|ft|0|}} wide and {{convert|15|m|ft|0|}} high.{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/al-ittihad-bridge-construction-to-begin-in-dubai-next-year-1.1204328|title=Al Ittihad Bridge construction to begin in Dubai next year|first=Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff|last=Reporter|date=1 July 2013|publisher=}} The arc above the bridge will be {{convert|100|m|ft|0|}}, and the width of the waterway is {{convert|400|m|ft|0|}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081116/NATIONAL/559818257 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215253/http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081116/NATIONAL/559818257 |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=dead }} The crossing can accommodate around 24,000 vehicles per hour.{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Bridge over Dubai Creek |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/new-bridge-over-dubai-creek |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}} On the Bur Dubai side the bridge will also connect with a new underpass near Rashid Hospital, while on the Deira side it will be linked with Al Ittihad Road for motorists travelling to Sharjah.

The project is scheduled for opening in early 2018.{{cite web |url =http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-29241-prequalification-bids-invited-for-new-dubai-bridge/|title =Prequalification bids invited for new Dubai bridge|last = |first = |date =Jul 21, 2014 |work =constructionweekonline.com |publisher =ITP Business Publishing Ltd |accessdate =22 July 2014}}