Beni Suef Bridge - Egypt

Owner: Ministry of Transport and Communication – General Authority for Roads and Bridges Contractor: The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.) – Bridges Department Consultants: The Arab Consulting Engineers. Dr. A.Moharram – Dr. M.Bakhoum Date of handling over: 20 October 1985 Description: The bridge connects Beni Suef City (West) with the eastern area crossing the River Nile. - Length: 1086 metres - Width: 21 metres Foundations: one caisson and 268 benoto piles diameter 1.30 metres. No. of piers: 18 (12 of it in the water way) Superstructure: prestressed concrete Prestressing system: longitudinal in webs and top slab: Dywidag multiple strand tendons 12 - 0.6 inches steel 1570/1770 Transverse prestressing in top slab Dywidag multiple strand tendons 4 - 0.6 inches steel 170/190 Shear bars: Dywidag single bar tendons ? 36mm steel 1835/1030 System of construction: Cantilever Carriage System over the River Nile for constructing 174 metres.