List of bridges in Algeria

Historical or architectural interest bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Arabic ! scope=col |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Aqueduc de Cherchell, Side view.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Oued Ilelouine Aqueduct Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Height : {{convert|35|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|137|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M137|[[Masonry]]<br />3 levels (4, 8 and 17 arches)}}</small>||<center><small>[[Cherchell Aqueduct]]<br />(total length : {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}})<br />''Oued Ilelouine''</small></center>||2nd century||[[Sidi Amar, Tipaza|Sidi Amar]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|34|06.1|N|2|17|24.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Oued Ilelouine Aqueduct Bridge}}</small>||[[Tipaza Province]]||<ref name="Cherchell">{{cite web |url=http://www.romanaqueducts.info/aquasite/cherchell/index.html | title=Cherchell (Algeria) |website=romanaqueducts.info}}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Height : {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|288|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M288|[[Masonry]]<br />2 levels (26 and 38 arches)}}</small>||<center><small>[[Cherchell Aqueduct]]<br />(total length : {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}})<br />''Oued Bellah''</small></center>||2nd century||[[Cherchell]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|36|20.6|N|2|14|08.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge)}}</small>||[[Tipaza Province]]||<ref name="Cherchell"/> |- | ||_row_count||[[Antoninus Bridge]]<br /><small>''destroyed in 1185''</small>|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Build during [[Antoninus Pius]] reign||{{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M60|[[Masonry]]<br />3 levels}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||2nd century||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|22|8|N|6|37|4.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Antoninus Bridge}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref name="Elkantara1">{{cite web |url=http://www.constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr/LaVille/pontelkantara.htm | title=Le pont d'El Kantara |website=constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr |language=french}}</ref><br /><ref name="Elkantara2">{{cite web |url=http://www.engival.fr/const-elkantara.htm | title=Pont El Kantara |language=french |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517030112/www.engival.fr/const-elkantara.htm |archive-date=May 2017}}</ref><br /><ref name="LMADA">[[#LMADA|Les Monuments Antiques de l’Algérie]]</ref> |- |[[File:Pont romain EK.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Kantara Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''Oued el Haï''</small></center>|| ||[[El Kantara]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|14|0.8|N|5|42|5.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Kantara Bridge}}</small>||[[Biskra Province]]||<ref group="Note">Mostly restored in 1862 by French military genius during the reign of [[Napoleon III]].</ref><br /><ref name="LMADA"/> |- | ||_row_count||[[Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M85|[[Masonry]]<br />2 levels (7 and 14 arches)}}</small>||<center><small>[[Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct]]<br />(total length : {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}})<br />'' ''</small></center>||1639||[[Algiers]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|45|21.4|N|3|1|52|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge}}</small>||[[Algiers Province]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soummam.o.s.f.unblog.fr/files/2009/05/aspabulletinn8mai2009.pdf | title=Aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja |edition=Athar, bulletin n°8|language=french |date=May 2009 |page=15|publisher=Association Algérienne pour la Sauvegarde et la Promotion du Patrimoine Archéologique}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.algerieautrefois.com/news/news.php?news=1819 | title=Algérie - L’aqueduc de Aïn Zeboudja bientôt restauré |language=french|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109210517/http://www.algerieautrefois.com/news/news.php?news=1819|archive-date=November 2013|website=}}</ref> |- |[[File:John Beasly Greene (American, born France - (Elcantara Bridge, Constantine, Algeria) - Google Art Project2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Kantara Bridge (1792)]]<br /><small>''destroyed in 1857''</small>||جسر باب القنطرة||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />2 levels}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1792||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|22|8.2|N|6|37|4.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Kantara Bridge (1792)}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref name="Elkantara1"/><br /><ref name="Elkantara2"/> |- |[[File:Le pont du Diable.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Devil's Bridge (Constantine)]]||||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|[[Devil's Bridge ]]||||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />1 arch}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1850||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|21|42.3|N|6|36|47.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Devil's Bridge (Constantine)}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cerclealgerianiste.asso.fr/contenu/villes3172.htm | title=Les ponts de Constantine |language=french|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081124204133/http://www.cerclealgerianiste.asso.fr/contenu/villes3172.htm|archive-date=November 2008|website=}}</ref> |- |[[File:Constantine bridge 1899.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Kantara Bridge (1863)]]<br /><small>''destroyed in 1952''</small>||جسر باب القنطرة||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Span : {{convert|56|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|128|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A128|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Cast iron}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1863||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|22|8.7|N|6|37|5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Kantara Bridge (1863)}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/pont-d-el-kantara | title= Pont d'El Kantara }}</ref><br /><ref name="Elkantara1"/><br /><ref name="Elkantara2"/> |- |[[File:El Ourit Pont Eiffel .JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Ourit Bridge]]|| ||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Construct by [[Gustave Eiffel|Gustave Eiffel & Cie]]|| ||<small>{{Sort|A|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel deck arch}}</small>||<center><small>Railway bridge<br />''[[El-Ourit Waterfalls]]''</small></center>||19th century||[[Tlemcen]]<br /><small>{{Coord|34|51|40.1|N|1|16|11.2|W|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Ourit Bridge}}</small>||[[Tlemcen Province]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tlemcen.info/grande-photo-el-ourit-10.html |title=Le pont Gustave Eiffel d'El Ourit - Tlemcen |language=fr |website=tlemcen.info }}</ref> |- |[[File:جسر الشيطان وقنطرة سيدي راشد.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Sidi Rached Viaduct]]||سيدي راشد جسر||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|Conception by [[Paul Séjourné]]<br />Span : {{convert|68|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />Deck height : {{convert|102|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|450|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M450|[[Masonry]]<br />1 main arch, 26 secondary arches, concrete deck}}</small>||<center><small>Zaabane Avenue<br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1912||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|21|45.1|N|6|36|49.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Sidi Rached Viaduct}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/sidi-rached-bridge | title= Sidi Rached Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Constantine bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[El Kantara Bridge (1952)]]||جسر باب القنطرة||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|128|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A128|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Concrete deck arch}}</small>||<center><small><br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1952||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|22|8.4|N|6|37|4.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=El Kantara Bridge (1952)}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/pont-d-el-kantara-1952-constantine | title= Pont d'El Kantara }}</ref><br /><ref name="Elkantara1"/><br /><ref name="Elkantara2"/> |}

Major bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Arabic ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Monr bourbia2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Oued Dib Bridge]]||جسر بني هارون||{{convert|280|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|620|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C280|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons<br />111+280+111}}</small>||<center><small>N27<br />''Oued el Kebir''</small></center>||1998||[[Hamala, Algeria|Hamala]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|33|54|N|6|16|43.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Oued Dib Bridge}}</small>||[[Mila Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/oved-dib-bridge | title=Oved Dib Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite book | author=A. Kibboua, M. Naboussi Farsi, J.L. Chatelain, B. Guillier & F.d Bouriche| title=Analyse expérimentale sous vibrations ambiantes d’un pont à haubans sur l’oued Dib à Mila |language=french|publisher=7ème Colloque National AFPS 2007 - Ecole Centrale Paris}}</ref> |- |[[File:Pont Salah Bey (49475835572)2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Salah Bey Viaduct]]<br /><small></small>||جسر صالح باي ||{{convert|245|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|1119|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C245|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons, axial suspension}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||2014||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|21|27.3|N|6|36|52.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Salah Bey Viaduct}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/viaduc-transrhumel | title=Viaduc Transrhumel }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr/LaVille/ponttransrhumel.htm | title=Le transrhumel Pont Salah Bey |language=french|website=constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr}}</ref> |- |[[File:A highway bridge near Aïn Turk, Algeria 02966.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Marble Valley Bridge]]||جسر وادي الرخام||{{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|745|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG200|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete<br />110+200+110}}</small>||<center><small>[[Algeria East–West Highway]] A1<br />''Oued Rekham''</small></center>||2008||[[Bouïra]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|25|50|N|3|48|14.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Marble Valley Bridge}}</small>||[[Bouïra Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/bouira-bridge | title=Bouira Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ainturk.tripod.com/index.html | title=Fiche technique du viaduc 185.1 |language=french}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://algerie.actudz.com/article2413.html |title=Algerie : Le gigantesque viaduc de Bouira inauguré |language=french}}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Ravin Blanc Viaduct]]||||{{convert|170|m|ft|abbr=on}}||||<small>{{Sort|BG170|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small> <br />'' ''</small></center>||1986||[[Oran]]<br /><small> </small>||[[Oran Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/viaduc-du-ravin-blanc | title=Viaduc du Ravin Blanc }}</ref> |- |[[File:Les Ponts suspendus à Constantine.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Sidi M'Cid Bridge]]||جسر سيدي مسيد||{{convert|164|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|164|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S164|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel deck, masonry pylons}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1912||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|22|21.4|N|6|36|51.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Sidi M'Cid Bridge}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/sidi-m-cid-suspension-bridge | title=Sidi M'Cid Suspension Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr/LaVille/pontsidimcid.htm | title=Le pont suspendu de Sidi M'Cid |language=french|website=constantine-hier-aujourdhui.fr}}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Souk Ahras Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|182|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A130|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel tied-arch}}</small>|| ||2011||[[Souk Ahras]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|16|52.6|N|7|57|08.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Souk Ahras Bridge}}</small>||[[Souk Ahras Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/souk-ahras-bridge | title=Souk Ahras Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bridge-3583955.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Mellah-Slimane Bridge]]||جسر ملاح سليمان||{{convert|125|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|125|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S125|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel deck, masonry pylons}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>||1925||[[Constantine, Algeria|Constantine]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|21|58.5|N|6|36|54|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mellah-Slimane Bridge}}</small>||[[Constantine Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/mellah-slimane-footbridge | title=Mellah-Slimane Footbridge }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Mila-Grarem Bridge]]||||{{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|945|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG |[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>N79A<br />''[[Rhummel]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Mila, Algeria|Mila]] - [[Grarem Gouga]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|30|42.5|N|6|18|9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mila-Grarem Bridge}}</small>||[[Mila Province]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2005/08/30/21-27430.php | title=Des infrastructures rayonnantes ! |website=lesoirdalgerie.com |language=french}}</ref> |}

See also

Notes and references

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

        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.

        "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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