Allenby Bridge King Hussein Bridge
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 The Allenby Bridge from the Jordanian side, 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 31°52′27″N 35°32′27″E / 31.87417°N 35.54083°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians, vehicles |
| Crosses | Jordan River |
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| History | |
| Construction start | 1918 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Rebuilt | 1968, 1994 |
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| Daily traffic | 3200 pedestrians and 33 trucks (2007)[citation needed] |
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The Allenby Bridge (Hebrew: גשר אלנבי, romanized: Gesher Allenby), known officially in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge (Arabic: جسر الملك حسين, romanized: Jisr al-Malek Hussein), is a bridge that crosses the Jordan River near the city of Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the town of Al-Karameh in Jordan.
The bridge is currently the only official border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, and is the sole designated exit/entry point for West Bank Palestinians travelling abroad by land.
Being 381 metres (1,250 ft) below sea level, it is the lowest fixed water crossing in the world.[citation needed]