Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge

The Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge in Sudan, which links the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile.

Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge
Coordinates	15°36′57″N 32°32′38″E
Carries	Road and railway
Crosses	Blue Nile
Locale	Sudan
Characteristics
Design	Bascule bridge
Total length	560 m
History
Constructed by	Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Opened	1909
Location

History

Built between 1907 and 1909 by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company^[1] from a design by engineer Georges Imbault, it is one of the oldest bridges in Khartoum and Sudan.^[2]