Al Ittihad Bridge

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Dubai Smile / Al Ittihad Bridge
Coordinates 25°14′55″N55°19′32″E / 25.248694°N 55.325646°E / 25.248694; 55.325646
CarriesVehicles
Crosses Dubai Creek
Locale Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Characteristics
Design Arch
Total length420 metres (1,380 ft) [1]
Width61.6 metres (202 ft)
Height100 metres (330 ft)
Clearance below 15 metres (49 ft)
Location
Al Ittihad Bridge

Al Ittihad Bridge, also known as Dubai Smile Bridge and The Seventh Crossing, is a proposed 12-lane bridge across Dubai Creek in Dubai. The bridge is proposed to connect Bur Dubai from near the Dubai Courts and Dubai Creek Park and Deira near Deira City Centre and Dubai Golf Club. It is intended to replace the current Floating Bridge. [2]

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As of 2025, the bridge has still not been constructed.

History

The Al Ittihad Bridge was originally announced on November 15, 2008 to replace the Floating Bridge and it was nicknamed Dubai Smile. It was also referred to as the Seventh Crossing. [3] [4] The cost then estimated was Dh810 million and construction was originally expected to be complete by 2012. [5] It was announced on November 6, 2009 that the Floating Bridge will stay till 2014. [6]

Khaleej Times on 7 August 2012 reported that the Dubai Smile will be open for traffic in the middle of 2013. [7]

Sheikh 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 was estimated to be Dh1.1 billion. [8]

Contract for the construction was initially expected to be awarded by the end of 2014 [2] and construction work was expected to be completed within 3 years. [9] Project completion was later revised to late 2018. [10]

Specifications

Al Ittihad bridge is proposed to have 6 lanes and a footpath in both directions. [2] It will be 61.6 metres (202 ft) wide [2] and 15 metres (49 ft) high. [8] The arc above the bridge will be 100 metres (328 ft), [8] and the width of the waterway is 400 metres (1,312 ft). [11] The crossing is expected to accommodate around 24,000 vehicles per hour. [12] 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. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Prequalification bids invited for new Dubai bridge". constructionweekonline.com. ITP Business Publishing Ltd. Jul 21, 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Staff Reporter. "12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge - Khaleej Times". Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  3. ↑ "The Dubai Smile is no bridge too far". The National. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. ↑ Zarooni, Mustafa Al. "Dubai Smile to replace Floating Bridge". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  5. ↑ "The Dubai Smile is no bridge too far". The National. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Reporter, Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief (6 November 2009). "Floating Bridge will stay till 2014".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Dubai Smile to replace Floating Bridge". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 Reporter, Shafaat Shahbandari, Staff (1 July 2013). "Al Ittihad Bridge construction to begin in Dubai next year".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Staff Report (8 February 2014). "12-lane Al Ittihad Bridge to replace Floating Bridge; RTA approves Dh7 billion budget for 2014".
  10. ↑ Deulgaonkar, Parag (2014-07-22). "Dubai's Al Ittihad Bridge to be ready by early 2018". Emirates 24|7. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  11. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ Staff Reporter. "New Bridge over Dubai Creek". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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