14th of July Bridge, Suspension bridge in Baghdad, Iraq

The 14th of July Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge over the Tigris, linking 14th of July Street in the Green Zone to the Karrada peninsula. Its main span is 167.64 m, with 83.82 m side openings, and the total length with approaches is 868 m. The deck is 20 m wide, and the steel towers rise above two piers founded on concrete bases on alluvial soil.

American engineer David B. Steinman was awarded the design contract in 1956, but he died in 1960 before construction could begin. Political circumstances delayed the start until 1961, when a Belgian company took on the work, and the bridge opened in 1964. It was damaged by bombing on 9 February 1991 during Operation Desert Storm, repaired in the 1990s, and reopened to the public on 10 December 2018.

The bridge is named after 14 July 1958, when the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown in a coup and Iraq became a republic. Its Arabic name, Jisr 14 Tammuz, is used on road signs and by drivers; the span is also called the Karrada Suspension Bridge after the district it links on the Rusafa side.

The structure serves as a key transportation route for daily through-traffic and eases connections between the commercial zone and central neighborhoods. Crossing is easier outside rush hours when traffic is lighter.

This is Baghdad's only suspension bridge and was built on soft alluvial soil, requiring special engineering techniques to create a stable foundation. This foundation solution set the project apart from typical bridge constructions.