The Suez Canal Bridge spans the Suez Canal at El Qantara, Egypt. Kajima designed it, and the article lists no separate architect. The General Authority for Roads, Bridges & Transport and the Ministry of Transport and Communication own and maintain it. Construction began in 1995, and the bridge opened on October 9, 2001.
It is a cable-stayed bridge with a semi-fan layout, H-shaped pylons and a hollow box deck. The total length is 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers), and the main span is about 1,312 feet (400 meters), or 1,325 feet (404 meters) in the infobox.
The pylons stand 505 feet (154 meters) tall and are modeled on ancient Egyptian obelisks. The bridge leaves 230 feet (70 meters) of clearance and has four traffic lanes on a deck 75 feet (22.8 meters) wide. Its materials are steel and reinforced concrete.
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