Imbaba Bridge Explained

The Imbaba Bridge is a railway bridge located in Cairo, Egypt across the Nile River, about 935km (581miles) downstream from the Aswan Dam.^[1] It is the only railway bridge across the Nile in Cairo. The current version was built between 1912 and 1924 by the Belgian firm Baume-Marpent.^[2] The first iteration was constructed in 1891 to let trains cross the Nile west to the Giza Train Station.^{[3] [4]}

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30.0751°N 31.2255°W

Notes and References

1. Sadek. Nahla. Flood Effects on Local Scour at Imbaba Bridge. 10.1.1.302.5683 .
2. News: Ramadan. Ahmed. Streets of Cairo: The bridges over troubled water. 9 March 2014. Egypt Independent. 12 November 2010.
3. Book: Travel Cairo, Egypt. 2007. MobileReference.com. Boston. 978-1605010557.
4. Web site: Old Imbaba Bridge, 1890. Cairobserver. 9 March 2014.