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List of bridges in Ethiopia

Historical or architectural interest bridges

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Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
  1 Portuguese Bridge 64 m (210 ft) Masonry
1 main arch, 6 secondary arches
Footbridge
Blue Nile
 17th century Tissisat
11°29′14.7″N 37°35′39.4″E / 11.487417°N 37.594278°E / 11.487417; 37.594278 (Alata Bridge)		 Amhara [Note 1]
[S 1]
[1]
  2 Sebara Dildiy Bridge 60 m (200 ft) Masonry
10 arches
Footbridge
Blue Nile
 17th century Gale
11°13′3.4″N 37°52′36.8″E / 11.217611°N 37.876889°E / 11.217611; 37.876889 (Sebara Dildiy Bridge)		 Amhara|
[Note 2][2]
  3 Defeche Bridge [Wikidata] 36 m (118 ft) Masonry
4 arches
Footbridge
Gilgel Megech River
 17th century Gondar
12°36′15.6″N 37°29′7.3″E / 12.604333°N 37.485361°E / 12.604333; 37.485361 (Defeche Bridge)		 Amhara [Note 3]
[3]
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  4 Genfokuch Bridge [Wikidata] 36 m (118 ft) Masonry
Footbridge
Gilgel Megech River
 17th century Gondar
12°34′27.2″N 37°27′42.9″E / 12.574222°N 37.461917°E / 12.574222; 37.461917 (Genfokuch Bridge)		 Amhara [Note 4]
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  5 Debre Libanos Bridge 33 m (108 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Footbridge
Gur River
 Fiche
9°44′1.7″N 38°48′49.8″E / 9.733806°N 38.813833°E / 9.733806; 38.813833 (Debre Libanos Bridge)		 Oromia [Note 5]
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6 Mereb Bridge Eritrea–Ethiopia border Truss
Steel
Road bridge
Mareb River
 Rama–Adi Quala
14°28′21.8″N 38°46′29.8″E / 14.472722°N 38.774944°E / 14.472722; 38.774944 (Mereb Bridge)		 Tigray
  Eritrea		 [S 2]
  7 Suspension bridge (Sebara Dildi) Build by Bridges to Prosperity organization Suspension
Steel, wooden deck
Footbridge
Blue Nile
 2009 Gale
11°13′01.6″N 37°52′41.8″E / 11.217111°N 37.878278°E / 11.217111; 37.878278 (Suspension bridge (Sebara Dildi))		 Amhara [S 3]
  8 Alata Suspension bridge Span : 81 m (266 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
 2011 Tissisat
11°29′31.7″N 37°35′22.9″E / 11.492139°N 37.589694°E / 11.492139; 37.589694 (Alata Suspension bridge)		 Amhara
9 Awash Railway Grand Bridge Height : 71 m (233 ft) 155 m (509 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
40+64+40
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Awash River
 2018 Awash
9°01′42.0″N 40°10′55.3″E / 9.028333°N 40.182028°E / 9.028333; 40.182028 (Awash Railway Grand Bridge)		 Afar [9]


Major bridges

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Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
1 Abay River Bridge
under construction		 180 m (590 ft) 380 m (1,250 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
Twin bridges
100+180+100
National A3
Trans-African Highway 4
Blue Nile
 2023 Bahir Dar
11°35′15.3″N 37°24′28.2″E / 11.587583°N 37.407833°E / 11.587583; 37.407833 (Abay River Bridge)		 Amhara [10]
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  2 New Abbay Bridge 145 m (476 ft) 303 m (994 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
78+145+78
National A3 Addis Ababa-Goha Tsion Trunk Road
Blue Nile
 2008 Dejen
10°04′32.9″N 38°11′29.2″E / 10.075806°N 38.191444°E / 10.075806; 38.191444 (New Abbay Bridge)		 Amhara [13]
[11]
3 Omo Bridge 128 m (420 ft) Truss
Steel

Omo River
 2013 Omorate
4°48′45.1″N 36°2′56″E / 4.812528°N 36.04889°E / 4.812528; 36.04889 (Omo Bridge)		 Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region [14]
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4 Abay No.8 Bridge 285 m (935 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
B21 road
Blue Nile
 2015 Wegde
10°39′50.0″N 38°30′12.6″E / 10.663889°N 38.503500°E / 10.663889; 38.503500 (Abay No.8 Bridge)		 Amhara [16]
  5 Abbay Bridge 210 m (690 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
National A3
Blue Nile
 1948 Dejen
10°04′30.1″N 38°11′25.4″E / 10.075028°N 38.190389°E / 10.075028; 38.190389 (Abbay Bridge)		 Amhara [13]
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See also

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References

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  • Notes
  1. ^ Also called Alata Bridge.
  2. ^ Also called Fasil Bridge or the Second Portuguese Bridge.
  3. ^ Also called Defecha Bridge.
  4. ^ Also called Gobatit Bridge or Seytan Metaya Bridge.
  5. ^ Also called Ras Darge's Bridge or Portuguese Bridge.
  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ^ "First Portuguese Bridge".
  2. ^ "Mereb River Bridge".
  3. ^ "Suspension bridge at Sebara Dildi".
  • Others references
  1. ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Alata bridge (PDF). p. 2.
  2. ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Sebara Dildiy (The Broken Bridge) (PDF). p. 3.
  3. ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Defecha bridge (PDF). p. 5.
  4. ^ Briggs, 2019, p.269
  5. ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Sintayehu Kasahun, Lingerih Woreta, 2017, Genfokuch bridge (PDF). p. 4.
  6. ^ Briggs, 2019, p.270
  7. ^ Bell, Stephen. "The Bridge at Debra Libanos". Anglo-ethiopian.org - The Anglo-Ethiopian Society. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Briggs, 2019, Ras Darge's Bridge. p. 222.
  9. ^ "Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, Ethiopia". Crecg.com - China Railway Group Limited. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "About us". Abayriverbridge.com (official website). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Abeba, Lamesgin Simegn (August 2021). Structural optimization of superstructure parameter of extradosed cable stayed bridge using genetic algorithm, as a case study on Abay River Bridge (PDF). Ir.bdu.edu.et (Thesis). Bahir Dar University.
  12. ^ "Ethiopia's Bahir Dar Abay River Bridge Set to Complete in 2023". Businessinfoeth.com - Business Info Ethiopia. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Ethiopia's First Extradosed Bridge to Span the Blue Nile Gorge". Kajima.co.jp - Kajima Corporation. Kajima News & Notes Vol.35. 2005. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "Omo River Bridge Recovery, Repair and Strengthening Works, Ethiopian Roads Authority". Dnec.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  15. ^ "Ethiopia Bridge recovery" (PDF). VSL News Magazine. Vol. 2. VSL International. 2013. p. 24.
  16. ^ Worku, Girma. Post Tensioned / Pre-stressed bridges in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Roads Authority. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Worku, 2017, p.12

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