Inauguration of the Infinity Bridge in Dubai on 13 january 2022
Announced in 2018, the Infinity Bridge is part of Al Shindagha Corridor Project that will serve developments like Dubai Seafront, Port Rashid, Deira Islands and Dubai Maritime City. The entire corridor spans almost 13 km.
Photo: aboodi vesakaran
Infinity Bridge has been built over the Dubai Creek alongside Al Shindagha Tunnel. It consists of six lanes in each direction and a combined 3-metre track for pedestrians and cyclists.
Photo: besixwatpac
Almost 24,000 cars can go by in an hour in both directions. It took general contractor Besix only a remarkable eight months to complete the deck construction. Overall, the bridge is 300 metres long, 22 metres wide and 15.5 metres high. The striking characteristic steel arch is 42 metres high and comprises 40 steel segments.
Photo: courtesy of Mammoet
Mammoet teamed up with Aertssen Machinery Services to install key elements of the bridge. Forty steel segments of the infinity arch, weighing up to 130t, needed to be installed over the creek and above the bridge deck, which could not support a suitably sized crane.
Photo: maegspa
The team used two lattice boom crawler cranes to install the segments. Mid-bridge segments required tandem lifts by the two cranes positioned on opposite banks of the creek and with a working radius of 140m.
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