Editing Suez Canal (section)

=== Canal crossings ===
[[File:Suez canal english.jpg|thumb|upright|The canal in 2015]]

From north to south, the crossings are:
* The El Nasr pontoon bridge ({{coord|31.2285|N| 32.3042|E}}), connecting Port Said to Port Fuad. Opened in 2016, {{cvt|420|m|ft}} length.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veristar.com/rest/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites/veristarinfo/web%20contents/bv-content/services/servicesByActivity/Inland_Services/INLAND_NEWS/INLAND_News_Home/documents/NewsN35.pdf |title=BV classes EL-NASR floating bridge across Suez Canal |website=Inland Navigation newsletter – 35 |publisher=Bureau Veritas}}</ref>
* The Abanoub Gerges pontoon bridge ({{coord|30.8436|N|32.3168|E}}), {{cvt|1|mi|km|round=0.5|order=flip}} north of the Suez Canal Bridge
* The [[Suez Canal Bridge]] ({{coord|30.828248|N|32.317572|E|region:EG_type:landmark|name=Suez Canal Bridge}}), also called the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge, a high-level road bridge at [[El Qantara]]. In [[Arabic]], ''al qantara'' means "arch". Opened in 2001, it has a {{convert|70|m|adj=on}} clearance over the canal and was built with assistance from the Japanese government and by [[Kajima]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kajima.co.jp/english/prof/overview/history_08.html |title=Kajima History |publisher=[[Kajima]] |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151451/http://www.kajima.co.jp/english/prof/overview/history_08.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[El Ferdan Railway Bridge]] ({{Coord|30.657|N|32.334|E|source:dewiki|name=El Ferdan Railway Bridge}}) {{cvt|20|km}} north of [[Ismailia]] ({{Coord|30|35|N|32|16|E|name=Ismailia}}) was completed in 2001 and is the longest [[swing bridge|swing-span bridge]] in the world, with a span of 340&nbsp;m (1100&nbsp;ft). The previous bridge was destroyed in 1967 during the Arab-Israeli conflict. The current bridge is no longer functional due to the expansion of the Suez Canal, as the parallel shipping lane completed in 2015 just east of the bridge lacks a structure spanning it. However, plans surfaced in 2017 to build a new bridge spanning the parallel canal and converting the old single track railway on the Ferdan to a double track, which as of October 2023, were near completion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=النقل تعيد كوبرى الفردان للحياة وإنشاء كوبرى جديد على قناة السويس الجديدة.. صور |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2023/9/27/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9/6317366 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=اليوم السابع |language=ar}}</ref>
* The [[Ahmed Mansi|Ahmed el-Mansy]] pontoon bridge ({{coord|30.6054|N|32.3254|E}}), a pair of pontoons bridging both channels
* The Taha Zaki Abdullah pontoon bridge ({{coord|30.4729|N|32.3502|E}}), a pair of pontoons bridging both channels
* Pipelines taking fresh water under the canal to [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]], about {{cvt|57|km}} north of Suez, at {{Coord|30|27.3|N|32|21.0|E|name=Fresh-water pipelines}}.
* [[Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel]] ({{coord|30|5|9|N|32|34|32|E|source:svwiki_region:EG_type:landmark|name=Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel}}) south of the Great Bitter Lake ({{Coord|30|20|N|32|23|E|region:EG_type:waterbody|name=Great Bitter Lake}}) was built in 1983. Because of leakage problems, a new water-tight tunnel<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kajima.co.jp/topics/perspect/vol_15_3/salt/ |title=Salt-Corroded Tunnel Undergoes Major Renovation |publisher=Kajima.co.jp |access-date=24 August 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724225420/http://www.kajima.co.jp/topics/perspect/vol_15_3/salt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was built inside the old one from 1992 to 1995.
* The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy pontoon bridge ({{coord|30.0453|N|32.5744|E}})
* The [[Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing]] ({{coord|29.996|N|32.583|E|source:dewiki|name=Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing}}) was built in 1999.

A railway on the west bank runs parallel to the canal for its entire length.

The five pontoon bridges were opened between 2016 and 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=President Al Sisi inaugurated mega development projects in Central Sinai and Ismailia{{!}} The Arab Contractors |url=https://arabcont.com/english/Release-2019-1371 |website=arabcont.com}}</ref> They are designed to be movable, and can be completely rotated against the banks of the canal to allow shipping through, or else individual sections can be moved to create a narrower channel.

Six new tunnels for cars and trains are also planned across the canal.<ref name=tunnels>{{cite news|url=http://tunnelbuilder.com/News/Six-tunnels-under-Suez-Canal-.aspx|title=Six tunnels under Suez Canal|work=Tunnelbuilder|date=1 December 2014|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802015704/http://tunnelbuilder.com/News/Six-tunnels-under-Suez-Canal-.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently the [[Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel|Ahmed Hamdi]] is the only tunnel connecting [[Suez]] to the Sinai.