The Al-Sarafiya Bridge (Arabic: جسر الصرافية) crosses the River Tigris in Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in the 1940s[1] or 1950s[2] and connected the two northern Baghdad neighborhoods of Waziriyah and Utafiyah.
Al-Sarrafiya Bridge جسر الصرافية | |
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 Al-sarrafiya bridge at night, June 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 33°21′13″N 44°22′22″E / 33.35361°N 44.37278°E |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 27 May 2008 |
| Collapsed | 12 April 2007 |
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Having been previously damaged by American bombing in 1991, the bridge partially collapsed when an abandoned truck bomb exploded on April 12, 2007 at 0700 local time, UTC+3.[1] At least 10 people were killed and 26 injured, though there were reports of 20 more trapped in cars that had gone off the bridge.[3]
The bridge was reconstructed in a year and two months and reopened on May 27, 2008, when former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki inaugurated it.[4]
Gallery
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Pilgrims Cross Over New Bridge in July, 2008 -
Pilgrims Cross Over the New Bridge in July, 2008 -
Crossing the Al-sarrafiya bridge in 2013 -
Al-Sarafiya Bridge Lighting, June 2017
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Al-Sarafiya bridge 13 April 2007 after a truck bomb exploded on April 12, 2007 -
Al-Sarafiya bridge 13 April 2007 after a truck bomb exploded on April 12, 2007
References
edit- ^ a b "Explosion targets Baghdad bridge". BBC News. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Deadly blast damages Baghdad bridge". Al-Jazeera. 2007-04-12. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Suicide truck bomb collapses Baghdad bridge". NBC News. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "PM inaugurates al-Sarafiya bridge in Baghdad". Voices of Iraq. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-27.[permanent dead link]
33°21′13″N 44°22′22″E / 33.35361°N 44.37278°E
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