Chords Bridge

Chords Bridge גשר המיתרים
Coordinates	31°47′20″N 35°12′00″E / 31.789°N 35.200°E / 31.789; 35.200
Carries	Jerusalem Light Rail, pedestrians
Crosses	Shazar Boulevard
Locale	Jerusalem
Official name	chords bridge
Other name(s)	Bridge of Strings, Jerusalem
Characteristics
Design	Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel, reinforced concrete
Total length	360 metres (1,180 ft)
Width	14.82 metres (48.6 ft)
Height	118 metres (387 ft)
Longest span	160 metres (520 ft)
Clearance below	3.71 metres (12.2 ft)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrified	Overhead lines
History
Architect	Santiago Calatrava
Engineering design by	Santiago Calatrava
Construction start	2005
Construction end	2008
Construction cost	NIS 246 million
Inaugurated	June 25, 2008
Location
References
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The Chords Bridge (Hebrew: גשר המיתרים, Gesher HaMeitarim), also called the Bridge of Strings or Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge, is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge in Jerusalem. The structure was designed by the Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava and is used by Jerusalem Light Rail's Red Line, which began service on August 19, 2011. Incorporated in the bridge is a glass-sided pedestrian bridge enabling pedestrians to cross from Kiryat Moshe to the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. The bridge, which cost about $70 million (NIS 246 million), was inaugurated on June 25, 2008.^[2]