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There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge.

There seem to be a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal:

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo. Labelled on Google Maps here, and you can see it being split open to allow through passage of ships (or possibly it is in the middle of being reassembled).

• The Abanoub Gerges bridge in El Qantara was opened in 2017. Labelled on Google Maps here.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia; this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. Labelled on Google Maps here. The Google Maps image suggests they are fully rotated against the bank, while the photo in the article suggests middle sections can be removed seperately. Could be it's worked both ways.

• The Taha Zaki Abdullah Bridge in Ismailia was opened in 2019. This is probably on Google Maps here - it's not specifically named, though. You can see a pair of pontoon bridges pulled alongside the edges of the channels, and on the western bank, a series of individual pontoon units.

• The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy bridge is in Al Shat district in Suez governorate; opening date not clear.

This 2019 statement confirms five bridges were established. I think the last one, Ahmed Omar Shabrawy Bridge, is the one we're seeing here; the others are too far north and can be identified separately on the maps.

There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge. Using this lets us dig around a bit and it turns out that there are a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal:

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo. Labelled on Google Maps here, and you can see it being split open to allow through passage of ships (or possibly it is in the middle of being reassembled).

• The Abanoub Gerges bridge in El Qantara was opened in 2017. Labelled on Google Maps here.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia; this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. Labelled on Google Maps here. The Google Maps image suggests they are fully rotated against the bank, while the photo in the article suggests middle sections can be removed seperately. Could be it's worked both ways.

• The Taha Zaki Abdullah Bridge in Ismailia was opened in 2019. This is probably on Google Maps here - it's not specifically named, though. You can see a pair of pontoon bridges pulled alongside the edges of the channels, and on the western bank, a series of individual pontoon units.

• The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy bridge is in Al Shat district in Suez governorate; opening date not clear.

This 2019 statement confirms five bridges were established. I think the last one, Ahmed Omar Shabrawy Bridge, is the one we're seeing here; the others are too far north and can be identified separately on the maps.

There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge.

There seem to be a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal.

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia (approximately the middle of the canal); this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. I would guess that in normal circumstances they remove the middle sections when ship convoys come through, then move them back into place to re-establish the bridge (or possibly the other way around, and briefly close the shipping channel to set the bridge up for traffic).

• The Abanoub Gerges bridge in El Qantara was opened around the same time. It is not clear exactly where it is but it seems to also be on the Canal.

• The Taha Zaki Abdullah Bridge in Ismailia was opened in 2019.

• The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy bridge is in Al Shat district in Suez governorate; opening date not clear.

This 2019 statement confirms five bridges were established. I think the last one, Ahmed Omar Shabrawy Bridge, is the one we're seeing here; the others are too far north.

There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge.

There seem to be a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal:

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo. Labelled on Google Maps here, and you can see it being split open to allow through passage of ships (or possibly it is in the middle of being reassembled).

• The Abanoub Gerges bridge in El Qantara was opened in 2017. Labelled on Google Maps here.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia; this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. Labelled on Google Maps here. The Google Maps image suggests they are fully rotated against the bank, while the photo in the article suggests middle sections can be removed seperately. Could be it's worked both ways.

• The Taha Zaki Abdullah Bridge in Ismailia was opened in 2019. This is probably on Google Maps here - it's not specifically named, though. You can see a pair of pontoon bridges pulled alongside the edges of the channels, and on the western bank, a series of individual pontoon units.

• The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy bridge is in Al Shat district in Suez governorate; opening date not clear.

This 2019 statement confirms five bridges were established. I think the last one, Ahmed Omar Shabrawy Bridge, is the one we're seeing here; the others are too far north and can be identified separately on the maps.

There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge.

There seem to be a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia (approximately the middle of the canal); this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. I would guess that in normal circumstances they remove the middle sections when ship convoys come through, then move them back into place to re-establish the bridge (or possibly the other way around, and briefly close the shipping channel to set the bridge up for traffic).

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo.

I could not find a specific mention of one in the south, but this 2019 article refers to "several" bridges, so it is likely that others were planned., and that this is one of them. Locating it next to an existing ferry crossing would make sense - that's where the infrastructure is.

There is an entry for it in OpenStreetMap, noted as "movable bridge". The government website for the Canal has a gallery for a "floating bridge", which suggests it is some form of pontoon bridge.

There seem to be a number of different pontoon bridges recently established at various points on the canal.

• The El-Nasr bridge in Port Said (northern end of the canal) was opened in 2016; this article gives some engineering details and a very similar photo.

• The Ahmed el-Mansy bridge was opened in 2017 at Ismailia (approximately the middle of the canal); this page has a photo of it being traversed by a container ship. I would guess that in normal circumstances they remove the middle sections when ship convoys come through, then move them back into place to re-establish the bridge (or possibly the other way around, and briefly close the shipping channel to set the bridge up for traffic).

• The Abanoub Gerges bridge in El Qantara was opened around the same time. It is not clear exactly where it is but it seems to also be on the Canal.

• The Taha Zaki Abdullah Bridge in Ismailia was opened in 2019.

• The Ahmed Omar Shabrawy bridge is in Al Shat district in Suez governorate; opening date not clear.

This 2019 statement confirms five bridges were established. I think the last one, Ahmed Omar Shabrawy Bridge, is the one we're seeing here; the others are too far north.