Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bridge, UAE
Designed by British female architect and Pritzker Prize winner, Dame Zaha Hadid, the striking 842-metre-long, 64-metre-high Sheikh Zayed Bridge is said to be the most complex bridge ever built.
Its curved arches evoke undulating sand dunes and it features a dynamic lighting design, with subtle colours that flow across its spine. Its road decks are suspended from symmetrical steel arches, creating a waveform with a fluid silhouette.
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Completion Date: 25th November 2010
Built Cost: approximately AUD$255 million
Client: Abu Dhabi Municipality
Sheikh Zayed Bridge Measurement
- Height: 64m
- Length: 842m (2,762 ft)
- Width: 140m (460 ft)
Who had built Sheikh Zayed Bridge in UAE?
Designed by British female architect and Pritzker Prize winner, Dame Zaha Hadid, Sheikh Zayed Bridge is said to be the most complex bridge ever built.
Specification of Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu-Dhabi
- This bridge comprises 10-traffic lanes, 68 m wide twin decks and represents a landmark structure for the United Arab Emirates.
- Its architectural concept developed by the architect Zaha Hadid – a series of flowing arches that replicate the shape of sand dunes – and its structural design challenge the engineering world in every detail.
- One of the most critical design issues is the seismic protection of such a beautiful masterpiece.
- The bridge was designed to withstand seismic events with peak ground accelerations of the order of 0.1g.
- The various substructure shapes provide no potential for plastic deformation under the high inertia load from the deck, and given the prestigious nature of the structure damage had to be limited under the design earthquake.
How much weight can the Sheikh Zayed Bridge hold?
- From 3350 kN (kilonewton) to 5100 kN (kilonewton) .
What is the Sheikh Zayed Bridge used for?
The work itself has strategic value for city transport.
The bridge’s eight lanes (four in each direction) allow 16,000 vehicles to pass per hour, cutting travel time by 15 minutes from the international airport to downtown Abu Dhabi.
Further enhancing the bridge’s overall impact, the Emirates also began construction of a coastal road that passes right on the bridge and connects the outlying area with “Corniche,” the center of Abu Dhabi.
