Chords Bridge

The Chords Bridge (Hebrew: גשר המיתרים, Gesher HaMeitarim), also called the Bridge of Strings or Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge, is a bridge for the Jerusalem Light Rail. It is at the western entrance to Jerusalem next to the Central Bus Station and the Jerusalem Binyanei HaUma Railway Station. The bridge was designed by the Spanish architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava. The bridge was opened in 2008, three years before the new light rail started in the city.

Chords Bridge גשר המיתרים
Coordinates	31.789°N 35.200°E / 31.789; 35.200
Carries	Jerusalem Light Rail, pedestrians
Crosses	Shazar Boulevard
Locale	Jerusalem, Israel
Other name(s)	Bridge of Strings, Jerusalem Light Rail Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel, reinforced concrete
Total length	360 metres (1,180 ft)
Width	14.82 metres (48.6 ft)
Height	118 metres (387 ft)
Longest span	160 metres (520 ft)
Clearance below	3.71 metres (12.2 ft)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrified	Overhead lines
History
Architect	Santiago Calatrava
Engineering design by	Santiago Calatrava
Construction start	2005
Construction end	2008
Construction cost	NIS 246 million
Inaugurated	June 25, 2008
Location
References

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