King Fahd Causeway

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King Fahd Causeway جسر الملك فهد
Satellite image of the King Fahd Causeway
Coordinates	26°10′57″N 50°20′09″E / 26.18250°N 50.33583°E / 26.18250; 50.33583
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Gulf of Bahrain
Locale	Bahrain  Saudi Arabia
Official name	King Fahd Causeway
Other name(s)	Bahrain Bridge (by residents of Saudi Arabia), Saudi Bridge (by residents of Bahrain)
Named for	Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Maintained by	King Fahd Causeway Authority
Website	www.kfca.sa
Characteristics
Total length	25 km (16 mi)
Width	23 m (75 ft)
Longest span	150 m
History
Constructed by	Ballast Nedam
Construction cost	US$800 million
Opened	26 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-26)
Statistics
Toll	SAR 25, BHD 2.5 (Small Vehicles) SAR 35, BHD 3.5 (Light Trucks & Small Bus) SAR 50, BHD 5 (Large Buses) SAR 5, BHD 0.500 per ton (Trucks)[1]
Location

The King Fahd Causeway (Arabic: جسر الملك فهد, romanized: Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and Al Jasra, Bahrain.

Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons,^[2] with seven embankments in the Gulf's shallower water.^[2] One of the embankments, known as Middle Island (الجزيرة الوسطى, al-Jazirat al-Wustaa) has been converted into a sizeable artificial island with customs and immigration facilities, a mosque and gardens and fast food restaurants. Another island towards the end of the causeway belongs to Bahrain and is simply known as Mother of Sleepiness (ام النعسان, Um al-Na'saan).