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Al-Sarafiya bridge, The Metal Bridge, جسر الصرافية , الجسر الحديدي
Commonly known by the Baghdadians in this way. The al-Sarafiya bridge (Arabic,جسر الصرافية) crosses the River Tigris in Baghdad. It was built in the 1940s under the British Mandate of Mesopotamia and connected the two northern Baghdad neighborhoods of Waziriyah and Utafiyah. Built by the british and got destroyed in 2008 by an explosion.
The bridge was reconstructed in a year and two months and reopened on May 27, 2008, when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki inaugurated it.
Image from:www.iraqwho.com
Al-Sarafiya bridge, The Metal Bridge, جسر الصرافية , الجسر الحديدي
Commonly known by the Baghdadians in this way. The al-Sarafiya bridge (Arabic,جسر الصرافية) crosses the River Tigris in Baghdad. It was built in the 1940s under the British Mandate of Mesopotamia and connected the two northern Baghdad neighborhoods of Waziriyah and Utafiyah. Built by the british and got destroyed in 2008 by an explosion.
The bridge was reconstructed in a year and two months and reopened on May 27, 2008, when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki inaugurated it.
Image from:www.iraqwho.com