11.   The report also endorsed a National Park Service finding that the island would require improved access, including a permanent pedestrian bridge linking it to Liberty State Park.

12.   The Rod al-Farag bridge links the poor neighborhoods of Shubra on the east bank of the Nile and Imbaba on the west bank.

13.   Under the Israeli-PLO accord, the two sides are to jointly control the Rafah crossing as well as the Allenby bridge linking the West Bank and Jordan.

14.   Other issues that have strained ties include water supplies, a proposed bridge linking the countries and the use of Malaysian airspace by Singaporean aircraft.

15.   The bridge linked the Moslem-held town of Celic and the Serb-held town of Koraj, in the north of the region.