Bridge Name: | Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing |
Carries: | Vehicles and Dubai Metro's Green Line |
Crosses: | Dubai Creek |
Locale: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Maint: | Roads and Transport Authority |
Designer: | FXFOWLE Architects |
Design: | Arch |
Mainspan: | 667m (2,188feet) |
Length: | 1600m (5,200feet) |
Width: | 64m (210feet) |
Height: | 190m (620feet) |
Below: | 15m (49feet) |
Cost: | US$817 million |
Coordinates: | 25.2114°N 55.3451°W |
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, also known as Sixth Crossing, was reported as a future bridge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] [2] [3] If completed, it will become the world's longest arch bridge, with a main span 667m (2,188feet) long. The bridge's overall length will be 1.6km (01miles).[1] [2] The bridge will be 64m (210feet) wide and will rise 15m (49feet) above the water.[1] The bridge, designed by FXFOWLE Architects,[4] with lighting by AWA Lighting Designers,[5] will cost AED 2.5 billion.[1] It will be a part of a AED 3 billion roads project near The Lagoons.[2] The bridge is 75% complete as of August 2022.[6] [7]
The bridge will link the localities of Al Jaddaf and Bur Dubai. It will have six lanes of traffic in each direction and will be able to carry 20,000 vehicles per hour.[2] In the center will be a track for Dubai Metro's Green Line.[1] In December 2022, RTA has opened Phase I of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Improvement Corridor Project in Dubai.[8]