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The Mubarak Peace Bridge, also known as the Mubarak Peace Bridge, Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge, Al Salam Bridge, or Al Salam Peace Bridge, is a road bridge crossing the Suez Canal at El Qantara ("El Qantara" means "The Bridge" in Arabic). The bridge links the continents of Africa and Eurasia. ==Design and construction== The bridge was built with assistance from the Japanese government. The main contractor was Kajima Corporation.〔 The Japanese grant, accounting for 60% of the construction cost (or 13.5 billion yen), was agreed to during the visit of then-President Mubarak to Japan in March 1995, as part of a larger project to develop the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt bore the remaining 40% (9 billion yen). The bridge was opened in October 2001. The bridge, which has a clearance over the canal and is long, consists of a cable-stayed main span and two long approach spans. The height of the two main pylons supporting the main span is each. The towers were designed in the shape of Pharaonic obelisks. The clearance under the bridge is 70 metres, which defines, therefore, the admissible maximum height of 68 metres〔Art. 52 Rules of Navigation in http://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/〕 above the waterline (Suezmax) of ships that can pass through the Suez Canal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suez Canal Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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