About+the+Bridge

Muharraq-Manama Bridge

The landscape:

The Muharraq-Manama Bridge ("Shaikh Mo Bridge") is the company's biggest, best bridge yet. At 1Km, it will be one of Bahrain's most efficient bridge. We have added new innovations to make the bridge the most advanced in the areas. This bridge will be a suspension bridge to ensure the best safety and advancement. Other aspects of the bridge will include a bike lane for those who prefer biking, a sidewalk for joggers, a fishing area for those who enjoy the sport, and speed cameras to prevent accidents and ensure that people stay within the speed limit of 100 km/h. There will also be a transportation shuttle for those who inconveniently do not have a method of transport. For safety, we will ensure that the shuttle carries no more than 50 people, and that the events of the collapse of the Dee Bridge will not repeat. There will even be activities such as bungee jumping and sightseeing trips. Bellow the bridge will be a beach (no smoking, please) with many activities such as sailing and parasailing, as well as petrol stations, ATM machines, and restaurants of all cuisines; not to mention four recycling bins to keep Bahrain environmentally friendly

The Structure:

The reason a suspension bridge is the most suitable structure for this project is because it withstands virtually every factor except weather; although weather is something every bridge-maker must be concerned about, we have concluded that it will not be our major concern as Bahrain is not exposed to many natural dangers or disasters. Bahrain has no snow, heavy rains, or strong winds, with slight exceptions. These are the things that cause suspension bridges to collapse, and since Bahrain does not have them, it means that the bridge will be able to withstand most weather conditions.

We have reached to this conclusion of choosing a suspension bridge because it is the most qualified type of bridge, whereas all other types of bridges have weaknesses in this case, which is from Manama to Bahrain. Arch and beam bridges are limited in size, because as the size increases, the bridge's strength and its ability to hold load decreases. This is because the bridge's mass will eventually add too much weight which the deck will not be able to support. Since this bridge's deck span will be about 1 kilometer, an arch or beam bridge will not be as strongly structured as the suspension bridge. As Bahrain has one of the densest population in the world, and because many people move from Manama to Muharraq, the traffic load on the bridge will be too overwhelming for a beam bridge. This has been witnessed in the Stirling Bridge when troops overloaded the bridge, which causes its collapse. The suspension bridge also holds tension in the cables and the compression in the towers. These towers will be strengthened to reduce the risk of collapsing.

The Construction:

All factors have been taken into consideration. The materials leave no room for collapse. Bridge accidents in the past show that weak materials, such as defected iron, will lead to accidents and collapse, such as the Camberwell road accident. If a fire starts such as the one in New York's Portage Bridge (which is unlikely, because of the steel used in our bridges), the sprinklers positioned will put out any fire before it grows. It will also be properly constructed, so that the shuttle will not fall, like the Munchenstein rail disaster.