World's Largest and Tallest Arch Bridge in Dubai

Dubai is a real city which working to create the urban landscape of the future, it's city of the future ,Artificial islands arranged in the shape of the world,The world's only seven-star hotel ,The Tallest Building in the World ..... And in 2012, it will also become home to the largest, tallest arch bridge ever.A New York architectural firm has been selected by Dubai authorities to design the longest and what could be the most expensive arch bridge in the world.The firm’s winning bridge design further advances the infrastructure and transportation initiatives in Dubai. FXFOWLE’s design makes the 6th Crossing the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world. Sudhir Jambhekar, Senior Partner, FXFOWLE INTERNATIONAL stated,

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“The bridge’s design was inspired by multiple sources, each evoking similar imagery – the rhythmic grace of Dubai Creek’s current, the elegant splendor of the sand dunes adjacent to the City, the lighting patterns of the lunar cycle and the design of the future Opera House. We believe that our bridge design is not merely to link the City’s cultural and commercial developments or ease congestion, but an opportunity to connect people both physically and emotionally by creating an iconic landmark, destination, and gateway between the old, the new and the future Dubai.”

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The firm FXFOWLE has designed a unique structure that will include massive archways that will tower 205 meters above 12 lanes of traffic and two railway lines carrying Dubai Metro trains along the Green Line. The bridge’s largest main span will be 667 meters long(It's one mile long and 670 feet tall), eclipsing the 550-meter main span of Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China, which is currently the world’s longest arch bridge.

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The proposed bridge will be located south of the existing Business Bay Crossing and will be large enough to handle 20,000 vehicles per hour across 12 lanes in total, six lanes in each direction, Al Tayer said.The metro train will carry 23,000 passengers an hour across the bridge. The bridge will rise 15 metres above the creek to allow for free navigation, although the floating bridge to the north which was erected last year has already blocked some boats.It should be completed by the end of 2012 .

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