| 词条 | El Ferdan Railway Bridge |
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The El Ferdan Railway Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the western shipping lane of the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. It is the longest swing bridge in the world, with a span of {{convert|1100|ft|m}}.[1] The bridge is no longer functional due to the expansion of the Suez Canal, as the parallel shipping lane completed in 2015 just east of the bridge lacks a structure spanning it. HistoryThe first El Ferdan Railway Bridge over the Suez Canal was completed in April 1918 for the Palestine Military Railway.[1] It was considered a hindrance to shipping so after the First World War it was removed.[1] A steel swing bridge was built in 1942 (during the Second World War), but this was damaged by a steamship and removed in 1947.[1] A double swing bridge was completed in 1954 but the 1956 Anglo-Franco-Israeli war with Egypt severed rail traffic across the canal for a third time.[1] A replacement bridge was completed in 1963[2] which was destroyed in 1967 in the Six-Day War by the Egyptian engineering General Ahmed Hamdy. The current bridge was constructed in 2001.[2] Significant developments in the regionThe El Ferdan Railway Bridge was part of a major drive to develop the areas surrounding the Suez Canal, including other projects such as the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel under the Suez Canal (completed in 1983), the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing, and the Suez Canal Bridge (completed in 2001, roughly 12 miles north of the El Ferdan Railway Bridge). The bridge todayThe parallel New Suez Canal was excavated in 2014/2015 a short distance to the east but without a bridge spanning it.[3] Without a second bridge, the railway across El Ferdan bridge is a dead end. Instead of the bridge, a new railway tunnel in the Ismailia region (and another near Port Said) is planned in order to reconnect the Sinai to the rest of Egypt’s rail network. References1. ^1 2 3 Hughes, 1981, page 17 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0002510 |title=El Ferdan Swing Bridge |author= |date=1998–2011 |work=Structurae |publisher=Nicolas Janberg Internet Content Services |accessdate=2011-05-28}} 3. ^Videos of the inauguration can be seen on various media and this bridge doesn't appear. External links{{Commons category|El Ferdan Railway Bridge}}
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