List of bridges in Algeria

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Historical or architectural interest bridges

NameArabicDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
Aqueduc de Cherchell, Side view.jpg 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]
Pont romain EK.JPG 3 El Kantara Bridge  [ ar ]جسر القنطرة الرومانيCultural 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]
John Beasly Greene (American, born France - (Elcantara Bridge, Constantine, Algeria) - Google Art Project2.jpg 5 El Kantara Bridge (1792)
destroyed in 1857
باب القنطرة بريدج (١٧٩٢)Cultural heritage60 m (200 ft) Masonry
2 levels
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]
Le pont du Diable.jpg 6 Devil's Bridge (Constantine) جسر الشيطان (قسنطينة) Devil's Bridge Masonry
1 segmental arch
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]
Constantine bridge 1899.jpg 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]
Photo viaduc el ourit 25092016.jpg 8 El Ourit Bridge جسر إيفل تلمسانConstruct by Gustave Eiffel & Cie Arch
Steel deck arch
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]
jsr lshyTn wqnTr@ sydy rshd.JPG 9 Sidi Rached Viaduct سيدي راشد جسرConception 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]
Constantine bridge.jpg 10 Bab El Kantra Bridge جسر باب القنطرة128 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).

Contents

NameArabicSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
Monr bourbia2.jpg 1 Oued Dib Bridge جسر بني هارون280 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]
Pont Salah Bey (49475835572)2.jpg 2 Salah Bey Viaduct جسر صالح باي245 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]
A highway bridge near Ain Turk, Algeria 02966.jpg 3 Marble Valley Bridge جسر وادي الرخام200 m (660 ft)745 m (2,444 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
110+200+110
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]
Les Ponts suspendus a Constantine.jpg 5 Sidi M'Cid Bridge جسر سيدي مسيد164 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 أهراس130 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]
El Madigue (El M'dig) lmDyq - panoramio (1).jpg 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]
Bridge-3583955.jpg 9 Mellah Slimane Bridge جسر ملاح سليمان125 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 الشيحاني105 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

  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]
  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".
  1. 1 2 "Cherchell (Algeria)". Romanaqueducts.info. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Gsell, 1901, p.5-6
  7. 1 2 3 "Le pont El Kantara en cartes postales" [The El Kantara bridge in postcards]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Le pont El Kantara" [El Kantara Bridge]. Engival.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. "Les ponts de Constantine" [Bridges in Constantine]. Cerclealgerianiste.asso.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 24 November 2008.
  10. "Le pont Gustave Eiffel d'El Ourit - Tlemcen" [The Gustave Eiffel bridge in El Ourit - Tlemcen]. Tlemcen.info (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. Boisnier, Georges (1912). "Les Ponts de Constantine : Le pont de Sidi Rached" [The Bridges of Constantine: The Bridge of Sidi Rached]. Annales des ponts et chaussées. pp. 473–524.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. "Le pont Sidi Rached en cartes postales" [The Sidi Rached bridge in postcards]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  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. 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.
  16. "Algerie : Le gigantesque viaduc de Bouira inauguré" [Algeria: The gigantic viaduct of Bouira inaugurated]. Algerie.actudz.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  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. 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. 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. 1 2 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.
  23. "La passerelle Perrégaux en cartes postales" [The Perregaux footbridge in postcards]. Constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  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.
  26. "Régions Est : Mila - Des infrastructures rayonnantes !" [Eastern Regions: Mila - Radiant infrastructures!]. Lesoirdalgerie.com (in French). Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.

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