Countries: UAE

The Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Third Bridge Crossing Contract III carries two independent carriageways, each with four lanes 3.65 meters width, two shoulders of 3.0 meters width and a 1.5 meter wide sidewalk for emergency use adjacent to the outer shoulder. The overall length of the bridge is 912 metres between abutments and the width between parapets is 23.6 metres for each deck.

The concrete substructure and steel arches form in profile a continuous flowing line, the steel arch components of which comprises the Marina arch of about 50m span, Main Channel Arch of about 144m span and the Secondary Channel Arch of about 74m span. The steel arch ribs have a fully encastre connection to the supporting concrete piers. Temperature movements in the arches are therefore restrained.

The Bridge carries the proposed road link from the existing Al Habal Bridge to the old palace at the West end of Fahid Island. The carriageway at the bridge has two lanes of 3.75 m each, two shoulders and a single footway of 0.9 m width adjacent to the eastbound shoulder. The design speed of the road is 100Kph. The Bridge crosses the existing dredged channel between Al Habal Abiadh and Fahid Island. The span configuration of the bridge includes a main span of 55m and two side spans of 35m. A continuous deck is provided for an economical arrangement to allow for a reduced depth (2m girder with 250mm deck slab).