King Fahd Causeway
King Fahd Causeway جسر الملك فهد | |
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Satellite image of the King Fahd Causeway | |
| Coordinates | 26°10′57″N 50°20′09″E / 26.18250°N 50.33583°E |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | SAR 25, BHD 2.5 (small vehicles) SAR 35, BHD 3.5 (light trucks and small buses) SAR 50, BHD 5 (large buses) SAR 5, BHD 0.500 per ton (trucks) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of King Fahd Causeway | |
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 across the Gulf of Bahrain.
Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons, with seven embankments in the gulf's shallower water. 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 now known as Passport Island. Another island towards the eastern end of the causeway belongs to Bahrain and is known as Umm an Nasan (ام النعسان, Um al-Na'saan).
The causeway opened on the 26th of November 1986, making it the first bridge that connects an Island nation to its closest continent.