Ferdan Bridge, El Ferdan (Suez Canal), Egypt (date on the document: 7 June 1950)

Description

Plan. This double swing railway bridge is composed of two 110-meter swing spans. It was the greatest swing span in the world. It took shape through a fruitful collaboration between Baume & Marpent and the Egyptian Engineer called Aryed Ytshar. The bridge was destroyed during the Six Days War.

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Bridges

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Baume & Marpent metal bridges

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InVisu (CNRS-INHA), "Ferdan Bridge, El Ferdan (Suez Canal), Egypt (date on the document: 7 June 1950)", Expositions virtuelles du laboratoire InVisu, https://corpus-visuels-invisu.inist.fr/s/portail/item/14012, consulté le 18 Janvier 2025