List of bridges and tunnels in Dubai explained

These are the bridges in Dubai that are completed, under construction, proposed or approved.

Operation

Bridges in Dubai are operated by Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

List of completed bridges

Bridge	Opened	Length (m)	Cost	Number of lanes	Vehicles per hour
	1963				9,500
	16 July 2007	300 meters	155 million dirhams	12	6,000
	1976	520 metres	415 million dirhams	6	9,000
	June 2007	1.6 km	800 million dirhams	13	26,000
Infinity Bridge(Al Shindagha Bridge)	16 January 2022	295 metres	393 million dirhams	12	24,000

List of bridges under construction or Approved

• Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, upon completion will become worlds longest arch bridge, and will become sixth crossing across Dubai Creek.
• Dubai Smile, is an approved bridge which will supersede the existing Floating Bridge, upon completion it will become seventh crossing across Dubai Creek.

Bridge	Expected completion	Length (m)	Cost	Number of lanes	Vehicles per hour
	2012	1.6 km	2.5 billion dirhams	12	9,500
	2018	300 meters	810 million dirhams	12	24,000
The Fifth Bridge^[1]			2.5 billion dirhams	12

Notes

A. Approved for construction.

All of tunnels in The United Arab Emirates

Bridge	Opened	Length (m)	Cost	Number of lanes	Vehicles per hour
	1975	550 Meters	394 MillionDhs	4	15,000 vehicles per hour
	Constructed during the mid 2000s, goes under Dubai Airport	1500Meters	686 Million Dhs	6	1,650 vehiclesPer hour
	2006^[2]	750 metre^[3]		6	3,000 vehicles per hour

See also

• List of buildings in Dubai

External links

• Gulfnews.com
• Dubaiasitusedtobe.com
• Floating bridge over Dubai Creek opens Gulf News (16 July 2007)
• Pontoon will ease Maktoum bridge traffic Gulf News (17 July 2007)
• Gulfnews.com
• More information on the Business Bay Crossing
• straitstimes.com
• Popularmechanics.com
• Dubaichronicle.com
• Gulfnews.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Floating Bridge will stay till 2014 Transport – Gulf News. 6 November 2009.
2. Web site: Nakheel announces completion of sub-sea tunnel at the Palm, Jumeirah | Nakheel Properties . 2009-06-14 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723214808/http://www.ameinfo.com/78946.html . 2008-07-23 .
3. Web site: Nakheel announces completion of sub-sea tunnel at the Palm, Jumeirah | Nakheel Properties . 2009-06-14 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723214808/http://www.ameinfo.com/78946.html . 2008-07-23 .

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