List of bridges in Algeria

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		Name	Arabic	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	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″N 2°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″N 2°14′08.9″E / 36.605722°N 2.235806°E / 36.605722; 2.235806 (Oued Bellah Aqueduct Bridge)	Tipaza Province	^[1]
	3	El Kantara Bridge [ar]	جسر القنطرة الروماني	Cultural heritage		Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Oued el Haï		El Kantara 35°14′00.8″N 5°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″N 3°01′52.1″E / 36.755861°N 3.031139°E / 36.755861; 3.031139 (Aïn Zeboudja Aqueduct Bridge)	Algiers Province	^[4] ^[5]
	5	El Kantara Bridge (1792) destroyed in 1857	باب القنطرة بريدج (١٧٩٢)	Cultural heritage	60 m (200 ft)	Masonry 2 levels	Rhumel River	1792	Constantine 36°22′08.2″N 6°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]
	6	Devil's Bridge (Constantine)	جسر الشيطان (قسنطينة)	Devil's Bridge		Masonry 1 segmental arch	Rhumel River	1850	Constantine 36°21′42.5″N 6°36′47.9″E / 36.361806°N 6.613306°E / 36.361806; 6.613306 (Devil's Bridge (Constantine))	Constantine Province	^[9]
	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″N 6°37′05.0″E / 36.369083°N 6.618056°E / 36.369083; 6.618056 (El Kantara Bridge (1863))	Constantine Province	^{[S 1]} ^[7] ^[8]
	8	El Ourit Bridge	جسر إيفل تلمسان	Construct by Gustave Eiffel & Cie		Arch Steel deck arch	Tabia-Akid Abbes line El-Ourit Waterfalls	19th century	Tlemcen 34°51′39.9″N 1°16′11.3″W / 34.861083°N 1.269806°W / 34.861083; -1.269806 (El Ourit Bridge)	Tlemcen Province	^[10]
	9	Sidi Rached Viaduct	سيدي راشد جسر	Conception 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″N 6°36′50.2″E / 36.362528°N 6.613944°E / 36.362528; 6.613944 (Sidi Rached Viaduct)	Constantine Province	^{[S 2]} ^[11] ^[12]
	10	Bab El Kantra Bridge	جسر باب القنطرة		128 m (420 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Rhumel River	1952	Constantine 36°22′8.4″N 6°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).

		Name	Arabic	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Oued Dib Bridge	جسر بني هارون	280 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″N 6°16′44.1″E / 36.564833°N 6.278917°E / 36.564833; 6.278917 (Oued Dib Bridge)	Mila Province	^{[S 4]} ^[13]
	2	Salah Bey Viaduct	جسر صالح باي	245 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″N 6°36′53.8″E / 36.357806°N 6.614944°E / 36.357806; 6.614944 (Salah Bey Viaduct)	Constantine Province	^{[S 5]} ^[14]
	3	Marble Valley Bridge	جسر وادي الرخام	200 m (660 ft)	745 m (2,444 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 110+200+110	A1 East–West Highway Oued Rekham	2008	Bouïra 36°25′49.9″N 3°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]}
	5	Sidi M'Cid Bridge	جسر سيدي مسيد	164 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″N 6°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 أهراس	130 m (430 ft)	182 m (597 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch	Road bridge Annaba-Djebel Onk line	2011	Souk Ahras 36°16′52.7″N 7°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″N 1°01′40.5″W / 34.969778°N 1.027917°W / 34.969778; -1.027917 (Viaduct PK96+828)	Tlemcen Province	^[20] ^[21]
	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″N 1°15′39.2″W / 34.896111°N 1.260889°W / 34.896111; -1.260889	Tlemcen Province	^[20] ^[22]
	9	Mellah Slimane Bridge	جسر ملاح سليمان	125 m (410 ft)	125 m (410 ft)	Suspension with cable-stays, steel deck, masonry pylons	Footbridge Rhumel River	1925	Constantine 36°21′58.5″N 6°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 الشيحاني	105 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″N 7°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″N 6°18′09.6″E / 36.511750°N 6.302667°E / 36.511750; 6.302667 (Mila-Grarem Bridge)	Mila Province	^[26]

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