Rod El Farag Axis Bridge
{{Short description|Highway bridge over Nile River in Egypt}}
File:Tahya Misr Axis Bridge02.jpg
The Rod El Farag Axis Bridge or simply Tahya Misr Bridge ({{Langx|ar|كوبري تحيا مصر}}) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Nile river located in the region of Rod El Farag crossing through Cairo, Egypt. It was built by the Arab Contractors. With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge.{{Cite web |title=Widest cable-stayed bridge |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/507572-widest-cable-stayed-bridge |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2019-06-27 |title=Egypt's new bridge becomes the widest cable-stayed bridge |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2019/6/egypts-new-bridge-becomes-the-widest-cable-stayed-bridge-580736 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}
Because of its location, the bridge has become a major tourist attraction in Cairo, where visitors can cross the side pedestrian passageways which have panoramic views of the banks of the Nile and a glass flooring see-through walkway where visitors can walk over the Nile.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabcont.com/English/News/Release-2019-1374.aspx|title=President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated "Tahya Masr" Axis and the Arab Contractors Company received Guinness World Records Certificate for "Tahya Masr" Bridge the World's Widest Cable Stayed Bridge {{!}} Arab Contractors News|website=www.arabcont.com|access-date=2019-05-23|archive-date=2019-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520164559/http://www.arabcont.com/English/news/Release-2019-1374.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{Citation|last=وزارة الدفاع المصرية|title=فيلم (شرايين الأمل)|date=2019-05-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLq-5iii4RA|access-date=2019-05-23}}{{Citation|last=VideoYoum7 {{!}} قناة اليوم السابع|title=المصريون على الممشي الزجاجى.. محور روض الفرج يبهر العالم|date=2019-05-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRXKq-Y8hA|access-date=2019-05-23}}
Construction
The bridge was built over the course of four years; 4,000 individuals, including engineers, technicians, and other workers, took part in the construction. It was completed in 2019 and inaugurated by President Sisi.{{Cite web|url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/05/18/egypts-new-rod-al-farag-axis-bridge-receives-guinness-world-record-certificate/|title=Egypt's New Rod-Al Farag Axis Bridge Receives Guinness World Record Certificate|date=2019-05-18|website=Egyptian Streets|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-23}} According to Ihab Alphar, the chairman of the AFEA, the basic cost of the project reached 170 billion Egyptian pounds (US$9.94 billion).{{Cite web |date=2019-05-18 |title=Egypt’s New Rod-Al Farag Axis Bridge Receives Guinness World Record Certificate {{!}} Egyptian Streets |url=https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/05/18/egypts-new-rod-al-farag-axis-bridge-receives-guinness-world-record-certificate/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |language=en-US}}
The bridge is {{Convert|540|m|ft|abbr=on}} meters long and has six lanes in each direction. Its suspension towers are {{Convert|92|m|ft|abbr=on}} high with 160 suspension cables.
The cable-stayed bridge width reaches {{Convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the eastern entrances, as the bridge width is increased to accommodate seven different entrance and exit ramps.
The bridge received PTI Award of Excellence in April 2021 from the Post-Tensioning InstituteRod El Farag Bridge - PTI Award 2021 "Award of Excellence- Bridges Category" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ll0qxKQ5YRod El-Farag Cable-Stayed Bridge (Tahya Masr) Over The River Nile - PTI Awards- 2021 Award Of Excellence - PTI Journal - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - pages 36 to 40. https://www.post-tensioning.org/education/publications/resourcelibrary.aspx?m=details&id=1639Post-Tensioining Institute https://www.post-tensioning.org/ Design and Construction Supervision by ACE Consulting Engineers ( Moharram and Bakhoum ).Arab Consulting Engineers (Moharram and Bakhoum), ACE https://ace-mb.com/ Owner and Project Management EAAF.
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External links
- [http://en.wataninet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Image_9-3.jpeg Plaque of recognition] by the Guinness World Records
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Category:21st-century architecture in Egypt