Dubai Prepares to Build Record-Breaking Arch Structure
Already home to the world's tallest building, Dubai is preparing for a record-breaking arch bridge. Inspired by desert dunes, the flowing structure of Dubai Creek's new bridge will include a 667-m span, outreaching by 125-m China's current record holder, the Chaotianmen Yangtze River crossing.
Dubai's Sixth Bridge will ease chronic congestion over the creek that cuts through the Gulf city. But, with its 205-m-tall main steelwork bifurcated arch, the bridge will also be an "iconic" structure, says Sudhir Jambhekar, Senior Partner at New York-based architect FXFowle International.