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List of bridges in Tunisia

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Historical or architectural interest bridges

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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″N 10°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″N 8°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″N 10°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″N 9°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″N 9°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″N 8°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″N 10°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″N 9°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 (Béja) جسر الخمسة 350 m (1,150 ft) Masonry
Oued Béja
 1915 Béja
36°45′39″N 9°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″N 9°52′32.2″E / 37.268000°N 9.875611°E / 37.268000; 9.875611 (Pont mobile de Bizerte)		 Bizerte Governorate [S 4]

Major bridges

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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″N 10°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

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  • 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

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Further reading

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