Sidi M'Cid Bridge

Sidi M'Cid Bridge

جسر سيدي مسيد
Sidi M'Cid Bridge over the Rhumel River
Coordinates36°22′20.8″N 6°36′51.2″E / 36.372444°N 6.614222°E / 36.372444; 6.614222
CarriesMotor vehicles, Pedestrians
CrossesGorge valley of the Rhumel River
LocaleConstantine, Algeria
Other name(s)قنطرة الحبال
(The cables Bridge)
Characteristics
No. of spans160 m (520 ft) [1]
Clearance below175 m (574 ft) [2]
History
DesignerFerdinand Arnodin
Construction start1909
OpenedApril 19, 1912
Statistics
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Location
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Sidi M'Cid Bridge is a 164-metre-long (538 ft) suspension bridge across the Rhumel River in Constantine, Algeria. It was opened to traffic in April 1912 and until 1929 was the highest bridge in the world at 175 m (574 ft). The bridge was designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin and links the Casbah to Sidi M'Cid hill. The bridge underwent restoration in 2000 when 12 of its cables were replaced by the Algerian company SAPTA.[3][4]

The gorge beneath the bridge
  1. ^ Sakowski (16 October 2009). "Sidi M'Cid Suspension Bridge". highestbridges.com. Constantine, Algeria: highestbridges. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ Nicolas Janberg (15 September 2009). "Sidi M'Cid Suspension Bridge". structurae.net. Constantine, Algeria: structurae. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "SIDI M'CID BRIDGE". Afro Tourism. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Sidi M'Cid Bridge". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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