List of bridges in Tunisia

Historical or architectural interest bridges
Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Tiberius Bridge (Béja)Protected monument
ID 31-95		Masonry
Oued Béja
1st centuryBéjaBéja Governorate
2Zaghouan Aqueductشبكة قنوات مياه زغوانMasonry
Zaghouan Aqueduct
(total length : 132 km (82 mi))
2nd centuryMohamedia
36°38′14.1″N 10°7′45.9″E		Ben Arous Governorate[S 1]
3Chemtou BridgeProtected monument
ID 32-30		Masonry
3 arches
Medjerda River
3rd centuryChemtou
36°29′18.1″N 8°34′18.9″E		Jendouba Governorate[1]
4Oued Miliane BridgeProtected monument
ID 13-16		Masonry
Oued Miliane
Radès
36°45′19.7″N 10°16′45.3″E		Ben Arous Governorate
5Oued Guetoussia Aqueduct BridgeProtected monument
ID 31-24		Masonry
Dougga Aqueduct
Oued Guetoussia
Téboursouk - Dougga
36°24′48.6″N 9°10′44.4″E		Béja Governorate
6Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridgeقناة مياه سبيطلة المرفوعةProtected monument
ID 42-39		51 m (167 ft)Masonry
Sbeïtla Aqueduct
Oued Sbeïtla
Sbeitla
35°14′43″N 9°7′3.5″E		Kasserine Governorate
7Thuburnica BridgeProtected monument
ID 32-23		Masonry
Oued el Enja
Thuburnica
36°31′32.0″N 8°28′08.3″E		Jendouba Governorate
8Bizerte Old BridgeProtected monument
ID 12-4		Masonry
Medjerda River
Protville
36°59′40.2″N 10°03′40.6″E		Ariana Governorate[S 2]
9Medjez El Bab Bridgeالقنطرة المراديةProtected monument
ID 31-109		Masonry
Medjerda River
1677Majaz al Bab
36°38′56.0″N 9°36′22.3″E		Béja Governorate[2]
10Bizerta Transporter Bridge
dismantled in 1909		الجسر الناقل ببنزرتConception by Ferdinand Arnodin
Span : 109 m (358 ft)		109 m (358 ft)Suspension
Steel
Transporter bridge

Bizerte Canal
1898Bizerte
Bizerte Governorate[Note 1]
11Fifth Bridge (Béja)جسر الخمسة350 m (1,150 ft)Masonry
Oued Béja
1915Béja
36°45′39″N 9°11′42″E		Béja Governorate[S 3]
12Bizerte Bascule Bridgeالجسر المتحرك ببنزرت376 m (1,234 ft)Truss
Acier
Scherzer type bascule bridge
P8
Bizerte Canal
1980Bizerte
37°16′4.8″N 9°52′32.2″E		Bizerte Governorate[S 4]

Major bridges
Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Governorate Ref.
1Radès–La Goulette bridgeجسر رادس–حلق الوادي120 m (390 ft)260 m (850 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck and concrete pylons
70+120+70

Lake of Tunis
2009Radès - La Goulette
36°48′27.7″N 10°15′36.3″E		Ben Arous Governorate - Tunis Governorate[S 5]

Notes and References
  • 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

Further reading
  • 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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