Iconic Landmark Opens to Dubai Traffic

Built by Six Construct, the entity of BESIX Group in the Middle East, the Infinity Bridge (formerly Al Shindagha bridge) is distinguished by its unique architectural design inspired by the concept of infinity. It is a distinct landmark that promises to be a showcase of Dubai’s architectural advancements worldwide.

40 steel segments of its infinity arch, ranging in weight up to 130 tons, needed to be installed over the Dubai creek and above the bridge deck, which could not support a suitably sized crane. Therefore, the installation of the segments could only be performed by cranes operating from the creek’s banks.

The Infinity bridge is 300 meters long, 22 meters wide and sits 15.5 meters high above the water level. Its infinity arch rises higher, some 42 meters above the creek. As a result of this, the mid-bridge segments would require tandem lifts by two cranes positioned on opposite banks of the creek and with a working radius of 140 meters. To achieve this, crane service providers Mammoet and Aertssen Machinery Services teamed up to install the segments.

The entire operation was completed over a period of six months, with the last piece of the infinity arch installed in May 2021.

The AED 394 million (U.S. $105-million) Infinity Bridge project is part of Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority’s Shindagha Corridor Improvement project, which covers a 13-kilometer-long road network. The bridge has 12 lanes to accommodate 24,000 vehicles per hour in both directions and features a combined three-meter-wide track for pedestrians and cyclists. It’s part of the RTA’s efforts to keep pace with the ever-growing Dubai landscape.

The Infinity Bridge opened to traffic in mid-January.