According to authorities , the bridge is 950 meters ( 1,039 yards ) long and 80 meters ( 87 yards ) wide . Goverment constructed five new massive pillars , five -story bridge for Abraham ritual . Abraham re-enacts Jamarat 's stoning the devil , according to Muslim tradition . Ritual was scene of deadly stampedes as pilgrims crammed through bottleneck . The air-conditioned bridge is 80 meters long , 80 meters wide ; each floor is 12 meters high .
Goverment constructed five new massive pillars , five -story bridge for Abraham ritual . Abraham re-enacts Jamarat 's stoning the devil , according to Muslim tradition . Ritual was scene of deadly stampedes as pilgrims crammed through bottleneck . The air-conditioned bridge is 80 meters long , 80 meters wide ; each floor is 12 meters high .