Mohammed VI Bridge

Mohammed VI Bridge

One of the two towers of Mohammed VI Bridge
Coordinates 33°56′16″N 6°45′33″W / 33.93778°N 6.75917°W / 33.93778; -6.75917Coordinates: 33°56′16″N 6°45′33″W / 33.93778°N 6.75917°W / 33.93778; -6.75917
Carries 6 lanes, pedestrians
Crosses Bou Regreg
Locale Rabat, Morocco
Official name Mohammed VI Bridge
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Material concrete
Total length 950 m (3,120 ft)
Width 30 m (98 ft)
Height 200 m (660 ft)
Clearance below 100 m (330 ft)
History
Construction begin 2011 (2011)
Construction end 2016 (2017)
Opened July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)
Statistics
Daily traffic 20,000
Mohammed VI Bridge
Location in Morocco

The Mohammed VI Bridge (Arabic: جسر محمد السادس) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the valley of the Bouregreg River near Rabat in Morocco. It is named after the current king of Morocco.

The bridge is characterised by its architecture comprising two 200-meters high arched towers, which symbolize the new doors to the cities of Rabat and Salé. The deck is supported by two sets of 20 pairs of parallel multi-strand stay cables.

The structure forms part of the new 41.5 km Rabat motorway bypass around the city of Rabat and will improve traffic congestion in Hay Riad, the capital's western residential suburb.[1]

See also

References

  1. "MOROCCO - OPENING OF THE MOHAMMED VI BRIDGE". Freyssinet. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
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