Abdoun Bridge

Wadi Abdoun Bridge or the Kamal Al-Shair Bridge is a bridge in Amman, Jordan. The only cable-stayed bridge in the country, crosses the Wadi Abdoun. The building of the bridge commenced on 14 December 2002, and it was opened on 14 December 2006 and was built by Larsen & Toubro Limited, an Indian multinational company. It is part of Amman's Beltway project and links South Amman to the 4th Circle and Zahran Street. Since it was opened it has witnessed over 400 cases of attempted suicide.^[4][5]

Kamal Shair Bridge
Coordinates	31°57′05″N 35°53′38″E
Carries	Two wide lanes of car traffic[1]
Crosses	Wadi Abdoun
Locale	Amman, Jordan
Official name	Wadi Abdoun Bridge
Other name(s)	Abdoun Bridge
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed suspension
Total length	417 metres (1,368 ft)[2]
Height	71 metres (233 ft)
Longest span	134 metres (440 ft)
Clearance below	45 metres (148 ft)
History
Architect	Dar Al-Handasah[3]
Designer	Seshadri Srinivasan[3]
Constructed by	L&T
Construction start	14 December 2002
Opened	14 December 2006
Location

Design

The bridge has three Y-shaped towers to make two equal main spans of 134 meters in length. The bridge deck is shaped like an S-curve to aid in connecting to the adjoining roadways and the stays form a harp arrangement.^[6] The project was delayed by one year due to its technical complication and a few incidents during construction.
The structural designer, Dar Al-Handasah, won a commendation award in 2007 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for this bridge.^[7]

See also

• 4th Circle
• List of bridges in Jordan
• List of tallest buildings in Amman