List of bridges in Algeria

Historical or architectural interest bridges

		Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Oued Ilelouine Aqueduct Bridge		Height : 35 m (115 ft) Cultural heritage	137 m (449 ft)	Masonry 3 levels (4, 8 and 17 semi-circular arches)	Cherchell Aqueduct (total length : 45 km (28 mi)) Oued Ilelouine	2nd century	Sidi Amar 36°34′06.1″N2°17′24.8″E / 36.568361°N 2.290222°E / 36.568361; 2.290222 (Oued Ilelouine Aqueduct Bridge)	Tipaza Province	[1] [2]
	2	Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge		Height : 26 m (85 ft)	288 m (945 ft)	Masonry 2 levels (26 and 38 semi-circular arches)	Cherchell Aqueduct (total length : 45 km (28 mi)) Oued Bellah	2nd century	Cherchell 36°36′20.6″N2°14′08.9″E / 36.605722°N 2.235806°E / 36.605722; 2.235806 (Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge)	Tipaza Province	[1]
	3	El Kantara Bridge  [ ar ]	جسر القنطرة الروماني	Cultural heritage		Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Oued el Haï		El Kantara 35°14′00.8″N5°42′05.8″E / 35.233556°N 5.701611°E / 35.233556; 5.701611 (El Kantara Bridge)	Biskra Province	[Note 1] [2] [3]
	4	Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge			85 m (279 ft)	Masonry 2 levels (7 and 14 arches)	Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct (total length : 12 km (7.5 mi))	1639	Algiers 36°45′21.1″N3°01′52.1″E / 36.755861°N 3.031139°E / 36.755861; 3.031139 (Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge)	Algiers Province	[4] [5]
	5	El Kantara Bridge (1792) destroyed in 1857	باب القنطرة بريدج (١٧٩٢)	Cultural heritage	60 m (200 ft)	Masonry 2 levels	Rhumel River	1792	Constantine 36°22′08.2″N6°37′04.9″E / 36.368944°N 6.618028°E / 36.368944; 6.618028 (El Kantara Bridge (1792))	Constantine Province	[Note 2] [2] [6] [7] [8]
	6	Devil's Bridge (Constantine)	جسر الشيطان (قسنطينة)	Devil's Bridge		Masonry 1 segmental arch	Rhumel River	1850	Constantine 36°21′42.5″N6°36′47.9″E / 36.361806°N 6.613306°E / 36.361806; 6.613306 (Devil's Bridge (Constantine))	Constantine Province	[9]
	7	El Kantara Bridge (1863) destroyed in 1952	جسر باب القنطرة (١٨٦٣)	Span : 56 m (184 ft)	128 m (420 ft)	Arch Cast iron	Road bridge Rhumel River	1863	Constantine 36°22′08.7″N6°37′05.0″E / 36.369083°N 6.618056°E / 36.369083; 6.618056 (El Kantara Bridge (1863))	Constantine Province	[S 1] [7] [8]
	8	El Ourit Bridge	جسر إيفل تلمسان	Construct by Gustave Eiffel & Cie		Arch Steel deck arch	Tabia-Akid Abbes line El-Ourit Waterfalls	19th century	Tlemcen 34°51′39.9″N1°16′11.3″W / 34.861083°N 1.269806°W / 34.861083; -1.269806 (El Ourit Bridge)	Tlemcen Province	[10]
	9	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	Road bridge Zaabane Avenue Rhumel River	1912	Constantine 36°21′45.1″N6°36′50.2″E / 36.362528°N 6.613944°E / 36.362528; 6.613944 (Sidi Rached Viaduct)	Constantine Province	[S 2] [11] [12]
	10	Bab El Kantra Bridge	جسر باب القنطرة		128 m (420 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Rhumel River	1952	Constantine 36°22′8.4″N6°37′4.9″E / 36.369000°N 6.618028°E / 36.369000; 6.618028 (Bab El Kantra Bridge)	Constantine Province	[S 3] [7] [8]

Major bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

		Name	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Oued Dib Bridge	جسر بني هارون	280 m (920 ft)	620 m (2,030 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 111+280+111	National road 27 Oued el Kebir	1998	Hamala 36°33′53.4″N6°16′44.1″E / 36.564833°N 6.278917°E / 36.564833; 6.278917 (Oued Dib Bridge)	Mila Province	[S 4] [13]
	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	Road bridge Rhumel River	2014	Constantine 36°21′28.1″N6°36′53.8″E / 36.357806°N 6.614944°E / 36.357806; 6.614944 (Salah Bey Viaduct)	Constantine Province	[S 5] [14]
	3	Marble Valley Bridge	جسر وادي الرخام	200 m (660 ft)	745 m (2,444 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 110+200+110	A1 East–West Highway Oued Rekham	2008	Bouïra 36°25′49.9″N3°48′13.5″E / 36.430528°N 3.803750°E / 36.430528; 3.803750 (Marble Valley Bridge)	Bouïra Province	[S 6] [15] [16]
	4	Ravin Blanc Viaduct		170 m (560 ft)		Box girder Prestressed concrete		1986	Oran	Oran Province	[S 7]
	5	Sidi M'Cid Bridge	جسر سيدي مسيد	164 m (538 ft)	164 m (538 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays, steel deck, masonry pylons	Road bridge Rhumel River	1912	Constantine 36°22′21.7″N6°36′52.9″E / 36.372694°N 6.614694°E / 36.372694; 6.614694 (Sidi M'Cid Bridge)	Constantine Province	[S 8] [17] [18] [19]
	6	Souk Ahras Bridge  [ ar ]	جسر سوق أهراس	130 m (430 ft)	182 m (597 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch	Road bridge Annaba-Djebel Onk line	2011	Souk Ahras 36°16′52.7″N7°57′09.2″E / 36.281306°N 7.952556°E / 36.281306; 7.952556 (Souk Ahras Bridge)	Souk Ahras Province	[S 9]
	7	Viaduct VI33 under construction		130 m (430 ft)(x8)	1,780 m (5,840 ft)	Truss Composite steel/concrete deck 95+5x130+95 95+2x130+95 95+130+95	Oued Tlélat - Tlemcen HSR Oued Isser		Sidi Abdelli – Aïn Tallout 34°58′11.2″N1°01′40.5″W / 34.969778°N 1.027917°W / 34.969778; -1.027917 (Viaduct PK96+828)	Tlemcen Province	[20] [21]
	8	Viaduct VI53 under construction		130 m (430 ft)	690 m (2,260 ft)	Truss Composite steel/concrete deck	Oued Tlélat - Tlemcen HSR		Tlemcen – Aïn Fezza 34°53′46.0″N1°15′39.2″W / 34.896111°N 1.260889°W / 34.896111; -1.260889 (Viaduct (Oued Tlélat - Tlemcen HSR))	Tlemcen Province	[20] [22]
	9	Mellah Slimane Bridge	جسر ملاح سليمان	125 m (410 ft)	125 m (410 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays, steel deck, masonry pylons	Footbridge Rhumel River	1925	Constantine 36°21′58.5″N6°36′54″E / 36.366250°N 6.61500°E / 36.366250; 6.61500 (Mellah Slimane Bridge)	Constantine Province	[S 10] [23]
	10	Chihani Suspension Bridge	جسر الشيحاني	105 m (344 ft)	105 m (344 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays, steel deck, masonry pylons	Road bridge Oued Seybouse	1892	Chihani 36°39′09.1″N7°46′57.7″E / 36.652528°N 7.782694°E / 36.652528; 7.782694 (Chihani Suspension Bridge)	El Taref Province	[S 11] [24] [25]
	11	Mila-Grarem Bridge		105 m (344 ft)	945 m (3,100 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	National road 79A Oued Rhumel		Mila – Grarem Gouga 36°30′42.3″N6°18′09.6″E / 36.511750°N 6.302667°E / 36.511750; 6.302667 (Mila-Grarem Bridge)	Mila Province	[26]

Notes and references

• Notes

1. Mostly restored in 1862 by French military genius during the reign of Napoleon III, some stones have been replaced with new blocks. ^[3]
2. Built on the ruins of an older bridge. ^[6]

• 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".
11. "Chihani Suspension Bridge".

• Others references

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2. "Liste Générale des Biens Culturels Protégés" [General List of Protected Cultural Property]. M-culture.gov.dz - Ministry of Culture and Arts - Algerian Republic (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. Gsell, 1901, p.7-9, board LXXIII
4. "Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct" [Aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja](PDF). Athar (in French). Vol. 8. Association Algérienne pour la Sauvegarde et la Promotion du Patrimoine Archéologique. May 2009. p. 15.
5. "Algérie - L'aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja bientôt restauré" [Algeria - The Aïn Zeboudja aqueduct soon to be restored]. Algerieautrefois.com (in French). Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
6. Gsell, 1901, p.5-6
7. "Le pont El Kantara en cartes postales" [The El Kantara bridge in postcards]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
8. "Le pont El Kantara" [El Kantara Bridge]. Engival.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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13. Kibboua, Abderrahmane; Naboussi Farsi, Mohammed; Chatelain, Jean-Luc; Guillier, Bertrand; Bechtoula, Hakim; Mehani, Youcef (2008). "Modal analysis and ambient vibration measurements on Mila-Algeria cable stayed bridge". Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Vol. 29, n°2. pp. 171–186.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
14. "Le transrhumel - Pont Salah Bey" [The transrhumel - Salah Bey Bridge]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French).
15. "Fiche technique du viaduc 185.1" [Technical sheet of the 185.1 viaduct]. Ainturk.tripod.com (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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17. Boisnier, M. (1912). "Les ponts de Constantine - Pont suspendu de Sidi M'Cid" [The bridges of Constantine - Sidi M'Cid suspension Bridge]. Annales des Ponts et Chaussées (in French). Vol. 4. pp. 88–120.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
18. Petrangeli, Marco; Petrangeli, Marcello (November 2000). "Rehabilitation of Sidi M'Cid Suspension Bridge, Algeria". Structural Engineering International. Vol. 10. pp. 254–258. doi:10.2749/101686600780481374. S2CID   111031425.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
19. "Le pont sidi M'Cid en cartes postales" [The Sidi M'Cid bridge in postcards]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
20. Orlandini, Marco (November 2016). "Linea Av Oued Tlelat - Tlemcen (Algeria)" [High-speed railway Oued Tlelat - Tlemcen (Algeria)](PDF). Cifi.it - Collegio Ingegneri Ferroviari Italiani (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
21. "Tecnologia italiana per i 132 km di alta velocità" [Italian technology for the 132 km high speed]. Impresedilinews.it (in Italian). 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
22. "La nuova linea Oued Tlélat-Tlemcen" [The new Oued Tlélat-Tlemcen line]. Stradeeautostrade.it (in Italian). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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24. Petrangeli, Marco; Petrangeli, Petrangeli (August 2009). The Chiani Suspension Bridge: A Complete Overhaul. Vol. 5. IABSE Symposium Report, Bangkok. pp. 181–190.
25. "Vie et Oeuvre de Ferdinand Arnodin" [Life and Work of Ferdinand Arnodin]. Art-et-histoire.com (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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See also

• Transport in Algeria
• List of railway lines in Algeria
• Geography of Algeria
• List of rivers of Algeria
• List of Roman bridges
• List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire

External links

• "Constantine et ses ponts- Algérie" [Constantine and its bridges- Algeria]. Timbresponts.fr (in French).
• "Constantine, à propos de ses ponts, de leur histoire et du temps" [Constantine, about its bridges, their history and time]. Afn.collections.free.fr (in French).
• "Suspension Bridges of Algeria". Bridgemeister.com.
• "Category: Bridges in Algeria". Highestbridges.com.

Further reading

• Gsell, Stéphane (1901). Les Monuments Antiques de l'Algérie [The Ancient Monuments of Algeria](PDF) (in French). Service des Monuments Historiques de l’Algérie. LMADA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.