Allenby Bridge

Allenby Bridge
King Hussein Bridge

גשר אלנבי
جسر الملك حسين
Allenby Bridge; King Hussein Bridge; גשר אלנבי; جسر الملك حسين;
	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
Locale	Balqa Governorate (Jordan); Jericho Governorate (Palestine);
Named for	Edmund Allenby; King Hussein;
Maintained by	Israel Airports Authority (West Bank side); Public Security Directorate (Jordanian side);
History
Construction start	1918
Opened	1994
Rebuilt	1968, 1994
Statistics
Daily traffic	3200 pedestrians and 33 trucks (2007)
Toll	₪197.00 (outbound West Bank); ₪172.00 (outbound West Bank - Palestinians only); JD 10.00 (outbound Jordan);
Location
	Location of the Allenby Bridge at West Bank-Jordan border

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 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.