Name | Arabic | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
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1 | Oued Tensift Bridge | قنطرة واد تانسيفت | Masonry 27 arches | 1170 | Marrakesh 31°41′31.7″N7°59′17.9″W / 31.692139°N 7.988306°W | Marrakesh-Safi | [I 1] [1] | ||||
2 | Oued Sebou Bridge | قنطرة واد سبو | 150 m (490 ft) | Masonry 8 arches | 1670 | Fez | Fès-Meknès | [2] | |||
3 | Moulay Ismaïl Bridge | Masonry 10 arches | 1687 | Kasba Tadla 32°35′35.4″N6°16′20″W / 32.593167°N 6.27222°W | Béni Mellal-Khénifra | [I 2] [S 1] | |||||
4 | Sqala Bridge | Masonry | 18th century | Essaouira 31°30′36.6″N9°46′25.9″W / 31.510167°N 9.773861°W | Marrakesh-Safi | [3] | |||||
5 | Oued Nja Bridge | Masonry 5 arches | Oued Nja | 1870 | Douar Oued Njat 33°59′54.3″N5°11′18.8″W / 33.998417°N 5.188556°W | Fès-Meknès | [I 3] | ||||
6 | Khenifra Bridge | Masonry | 19th century | Khenifra 32°56′16.7″N5°40′09.9″W / 32.937972°N 5.669417°W | Béni Mellal-Khénifra | [I 4] |
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