List of bridges in Tunisia

Historical or architectural interest bridges

		Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Tiberius Bridge (Béja)		Protected monument ID 31-95		Masonry	Oued Béja	1st century	Béja	Béja Governorate
	2	Zaghouan Aqueduct	شبكة قنوات مياه زغوان			Masonry	Zaghouan Aqueduct (total length : 132 km (82 mi))	2nd century	Mohamedia 36°38′14.1″N10°7′45.9″E / 36.637250°N 10.129417°E / 36.637250; 10.129417 (Zaghouan Aqueduct)	Ben Arous Governorate	[S 1]
	3	Chemtou Bridge		Protected monument ID 32-30		Masonry 3 arches	Medjerda River	3rd century	Chemtou 36°29′18.1″N8°34′18.9″E / 36.488361°N 8.571917°E / 36.488361; 8.571917 (Chemtou Bridge)	Jendouba Governorate	[1]
	4	Oued Miliane Bridge		Protected monument ID 13-16		Masonry	Oued Miliane		Radès 36°45′19.7″N10°16′45.3″E / 36.755472°N 10.279250°E / 36.755472; 10.279250 (Oued Miliane Bridge)	Ben Arous Governorate
	5	Oued Guetoussia Aqueduct Bridge		Protected monument ID 31-24		Masonry	Dougga Aqueduct Oued Guetoussia		Téboursouk - Dougga 36°24′48.6″N9°10′44.4″E / 36.413500°N 9.179000°E / 36.413500; 9.179000 (Pont-aqueduc sur l'oued Guetoussia)	Béja Governorate
	6	Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge	قناة مياه سبيطلة المرفوعة	Protected monument ID 42-39	51 m (167 ft)	Masonry	Sbeïtla Aqueduct Oued Sbeïtla		Sbeitla 35°14′43″N9°7′3.5″E / 35.24528°N 9.117639°E / 35.24528; 9.117639 (Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge)	Kasserine Governorate
	7	Thuburnica Bridge		Protected monument ID 32-23		Masonry	Oued el Enja		Thuburnica 36°31′32.0″N8°28′08.3″E / 36.525556°N 8.468972°E / 36.525556; 8.468972 (Thuburnica Bridge)	Jendouba Governorate
	8	Bizerte Old Bridge		Protected monument ID 12-4		Masonry	Medjerda River		Protville 36°59′40.2″N10°03′40.6″E / 36.994500°N 10.061278°E / 36.994500; 10.061278 (Bizerte Old Bridge)	Ariana Governorate	[S 2]
	9	Medjez El Bab Bridge	القنطرة المرادية	Protected monument ID 31-109		Masonry	Medjerda River	1677	Majaz al Bab 36°38′56.0″N9°36′22.3″E / 36.648889°N 9.606194°E / 36.648889; 9.606194 (Medjez El Bab Bridge)	Béja Governorate	[2]
	10	Bizerta Transporter Bridge dismantled in 1909	الجسر الناقل ببنزرت	Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin Span : 109 m (358 ft)	109 m (358 ft)	Suspension Steel Transporter bridge	Bizerte Canal	1898	Bizerte	Bizerte Governorate	[Note 1]
	11	Fifth Bridge of Béja	جسر الخمسة		350 m (1,150 ft)	Masonry	Oued Béja	1915	Béja 36°45′39″N9°11′42″E / 36.76083°N 9.19500°E / 36.76083; 9.19500 (Fifth Bridge (Béja))	Béja Governorate	[S 3]
	12	Bizerte Bascule Bridge	الجسر المتحرك ببنزرت		376 m (1,234 ft)	Truss Acier Scherzer type bascule bridge	P8 Bizerte Canal	1980	Bizerte 37°16′4.8″N9°52′32.2″E / 37.268000°N 9.875611°E / 37.268000; 9.875611 (Pont mobile de Bizerte)	Bizerte Governorate	[S 4]

Major bridges

		Name	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Governorate	Ref.
	1	Radès–La Goulette bridge	جسر رادس–حلق الوادي	120 m (390 ft)	260 m (850 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck and concrete pylons 70+120+70	Lake of Tunis	2009	Radès - La Goulette 36°48′27.7″N10°15′36.3″E / 36.807694°N 10.260083°E / 36.807694; 10.260083 (Radès-La Goulette Bridge)	Ben Arous Governorate - Tunis Governorate	[S 5]

Notes and references

• Notes

1. Dismantled and rebuilt in Brest.

• Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com , International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering

1. "Zaghouan Aqueduct".
2. "Protville Bridge".
3. "Pont Cinquième".
4. "Bizerta Bascule Bridge".
5. "Radès-La Goulette Bridge".

• Others references

1. Hédi Slim, Mustapha Khanoussi (1995). Les grandes découvertes d'époque romaine (in French). Dossiers d'archéologie, no 200.
2. "Pont de Mejêz al-Bab". qantara-med.org (in French).

See also

• Transport in Tunisia
• List of Roman bridges
• List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire

Further reading

• Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN   2-902170-68-8.