List of bridges in Algeria

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Historical or architectural interest bridges[]

Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
Aqueduc de Cherchell, Side view.jpg 1 Height : 35 m (115 ft) 137 m (449 ft) Masonry
3 levels (4, 8 and 17 arches)

(total length : 45 km (28 mi))
Oued Ilelouine
2nd century Sidi Amar
36°34′06.1″N 2°17′24.8″E / 36.568361°N 2.290222°E / 36.568361; 2.290222 (Oued Ilelouine Aqueduct Bridge)
Tipaza Province [1]
2 Height : 26 m (85 ft) 288 m (945 ft) Masonry
2 levels (26 and 38 arches)

(total length : 45 km (28 mi))
Oued Bellah
2nd century Cherchell
36°36′20.6″N 2°14′08.9″E / 36.605722°N 2.235806°E / 36.605722; 2.235806 (Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge))
Tipaza Province [1]
3
destroyed in 1185
Build during Antoninus Pius reign 60 m (200 ft) Masonry
3 levels

2nd century Constantine
36°22′8″N 6°37′4.8″E / 36.36889°N 6.618000°E / 36.36889; 6.618000 (Antoninus Bridge)
Constantine Province [2]
[3]
[4]
Pont romain EK.JPG 4 Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Oued el Haï
El Kantara
35°14′0.8″N 5°42′5.7″E / 35.233556°N 5.701583°E / 35.233556; 5.701583 (El Kantara Bridge)
Biskra Province [Note 1]
[4]
5 85 m (279 ft) Masonry
2 levels (7 and 14 arches)

(total length : 12 km (7.5 mi))
1639 Algiers
36°45′21.4″N 3°1′52″E / 36.755944°N 3.03111°E / 36.755944; 3.03111 (Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge)
Algiers Province [5]
[6]
John Beasly Greene (American, born France - (Elcantara Bridge, Constantine, Algeria) - Google Art Project2.jpg 6
destroyed in 1857
جسر باب القنطرة Masonry
2 levels

1792 Constantine
36°22′8.2″N 6°37′4.9″E / 36.368944°N 6.618028°E / 36.368944; 6.618028 (El Kantara Bridge (1792))
Constantine Province [2]
[3]
Le pont du Diable.jpg 7 Devil's Bridge Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
1850 Constantine
36°21′42.3″N 6°36′47.8″E / 36.361750°N 6.613278°E / 36.361750; 6.613278 (Devil's Bridge (Constantine))
Constantine Province [7]
Constantine bridge 1899.jpg 8
destroyed in 1952
جسر باب القنطرة Span : 56 m (184 ft) 128 m (420 ft) Arch
Cast iron

1863 Constantine
36°22′8.7″N 6°37′5″E / 36.369083°N 6.61806°E / 36.369083; 6.61806 (El Kantara Bridge (1863))
Constantine Province [S 1]
[2]
[3]
El Ourit Pont Eiffel .JPG 9 Construct by Gustave Eiffel & Cie Arch
Steel deck arch
Railway bridge
El-Ourit Waterfalls
19th century Tlemcen
34°51′40.1″N 1°16′11.2″W / 34.861139°N 1.269778°W / 34.861139; -1.269778 (El Ourit Bridge)
Tlemcen Province [8]
جسر الشيطان وقنطرة سيدي راشد.JPG 10 Sidi Rached Viaduct سيدي راشد جسر Conception by Paul Séjourné
Span : 68 m (223 ft)
Deck height : 102 m (335 ft)
450 m (1,480 ft) Masonry
1 main arch, 26 secondary arches, concrete deck
Zaabane Avenue
1912 Constantine
36°21′45.1″N 6°36′49.6″E / 36.362528°N 6.613778°E / 36.362528; 6.613778 (Sidi Rached Viaduct)
Constantine Province [S 2]
Constantine bridge.jpg 11 جسر باب القنطرة 128 m (420 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch

1952 Constantine
36°22′8.4″N 6°37′4.9″E / 36.369000°N 6.618028°E / 36.369000; 6.618028 (El Kantara Bridge (1952))
Constantine Province [S 3]
[2]
[3]

Major bridges[]

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
Monr bourbia2.jpg 1 جسر بني هارون 280 m (920 ft) 620 m (2,030 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
111+280+111
N27
Oued el Kebir
1998 Hamala
36°33′54″N 6°16′43.6″E / 36.56500°N 6.278778°E / 36.56500; 6.278778 (Oued Dib Bridge)
Mila Province [S 4]
[9]
Pont Salah Bey (49475835572)2.jpg 2 Salah Bey Viaduct
جسر صالح باي 245 m (804 ft) 1,119 m (3,671 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons, axial suspension

2014 Constantine
36°21′27.3″N 6°36′52.2″E / 36.357583°N 6.614500°E / 36.357583; 6.614500 (Salah Bey Viaduct)
Constantine Province [S 5]
[10]
A highway bridge near Aïn Turk, Algeria 02966.jpg 3 Marble Valley Bridge جسر وادي الرخام 200 m (660 ft) 745 m (2,444 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
110+200+110
Algeria East–West Highway A1
Oued Rekham
2008 Bouïra
36°25′50″N 3°48′14.5″E / 36.43056°N 3.804028°E / 36.43056; 3.804028 (Marble Valley Bridge)
Bouïra Province [S 6]
[11]
[12]
4 170 m (560 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete

1986 Oran
Oran Province [S 7]
Les Ponts suspendus à Constantine.jpg 5 Sidi M'Cid Bridge جسر سيدي مسيد 164 m (538 ft) 164 m (538 ft) Suspension
Steel deck, masonry pylons

1912 Constantine
36°22′21.4″N 6°36′51.9″E / 36.372611°N 6.614417°E / 36.372611; 6.614417 (Sidi M'Cid Bridge)
Constantine Province [S 8]
[13]
6 130 m (430 ft) 182 m (597 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch
2011 Souk Ahras
36°16′52.6″N 7°57′08.7″E / 36.281278°N 7.952417°E / 36.281278; 7.952417 (Souk Ahras Bridge)
Souk Ahras Province [S 9]
Bridge-3583955.jpg 7 جسر ملاح سليمان 125 m (410 ft) 125 m (410 ft) Suspension
Steel deck, masonry pylons
Footbridge
1925 Constantine
36°21′58.5″N 6°36′54″E / 36.366250°N 6.61500°E / 36.366250; 6.61500 (Mellah-Slimane Bridge)
Constantine Province [S 10]
8 105 m (344 ft) 945 m (3,100 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
N79A
Mila - Grarem Gouga
36°30′42.5″N 6°18′9″E / 36.511806°N 6.30250°E / 36.511806; 6.30250 (Mila-Grarem Bridge)
Mila Province [14]


See also[]

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Notes and references[]

  • Notes
  1. ^ Mostly restored in 1862 by French military genius during the reign of Napoleon III.
  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ^ "Pont d'El Kantara".
  2. ^ "Sidi Rached Bridge".
  3. ^ "Pont d'El Kantara".
  4. ^ "Oved Dib Bridge".
  5. ^ "Viaduc Transrhumel".
  6. ^ "Bouira Bridge".
  7. ^ "Viaduc du Ravin Blanc".
  8. ^ "Sidi M'Cid Suspension Bridge".
  9. ^ "Souk Ahras Bridge".
  10. ^ "Mellah-Slimane Footbridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cherchell (Algeria)". romanaqueducts.info.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Le pont d'El Kantara". constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French).
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Pont El Kantara" (in French). Archived from the original on May 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Les Monuments Antiques de l’Algérie
  5. ^ "Aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja" (PDF) (in French) (Athar, bulletin n°8 ed.). Association Algérienne pour la Sauvegarde et la Promotion du Patrimoine Archéologique. May 2009. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Algérie - L'aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja bientôt restauré" (in French). Archived from the original on November 2013.
  7. ^ "Les ponts de Constantine" (in French). Archived from the original on November 2008.
  8. ^ "Le pont Gustave Eiffel d'El Ourit - Tlemcen". tlemcen.info (in French).
  9. ^ A. Kibboua, M. Naboussi Farsi, J.L. Chatelain, B. Guillier & F.d Bouriche. Analyse expérimentale sous vibrations ambiantes d’un pont à haubans sur l’oued Dib à Mila (in French). 7ème Colloque National AFPS 2007 - Ecole Centrale Paris.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Le transrhumel Pont Salah Bey". constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French).
  11. ^ "Fiche technique du viaduc 185.1" (in French).
  12. ^ "Algerie : Le gigantesque viaduc de Bouira inauguré" (in French).
  13. ^ "Le pont suspendu de Sidi M'Cid". constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French).
  14. ^ "Des infrastructures rayonnantes !". lesoirdalgerie.com (in French).

Further reading[]

Gsell, Stéphane. Les Monuments Antiques de l’Algérie (PDF) (in French). Service des Monuments Historiques de l’Algérie. LMADA. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2017.

External links[]

"Category: Bridges in Algeria". highestbridges.com.

"Suspension Bridges of Algeria". bridgemeister.com.

"Constantine et ses ponts- Algérie". timbresponts.fr (in French).

"Constantine, à propos de ses ponts, de leur histoire et du temps" (in French).

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