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Shambat Bridge

Bridge in Sudan destroyed in 2023 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Shambat Bridge was a bridge in Sudan which crossed the Nile connecting Omdurman to Khartoum North.

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The Shambat Bridge in 2012
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History

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The view of the bridge from the confluence of White and Blue Nile from Tuti Island

The bridge was built from 1963 to 1966 by the Italian company Recchi.[1] It was the first prestressed concrete bridge built abroad by an Italian company.[2]

On 11 November 2023, the bridge was destroyed amid intense fighting in the Battle of Khartoum.[3] The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces blamed each other for its destruction.[4]

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