List of bridges in Tunisia

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 |Governorate ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Pont de Trajan.GIF|150px]]||_row_count||[[Tiberius Bridge (Béja)]]|| ||Protected monument<br />ID 31-95|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''Oued Béja''</small></center>||1st century||[[Béja]]||[[Béja Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:63 Oued ELLIL 08.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Zaghouan Aqueduct]]||{{lang|ar|شبكة قنوات مياه زغوان}}|| ||||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]] }}</small>||<center><small>Zaghouan Aqueduct<br />(total length : {{convert|132|km|mi|abbr=on}})<br />'' ''</small></center>||2nd century||[[Mohamedia, Tunisia|Mohamedia]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|38|14.1|N|10|7|45.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Zaghouan Aqueduct}}</small>||[[Ben Arous Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/zaghouan-aqueduct | title=Zaghouan Aqueduct }}</ref> |- |[[File:Chimtou, römische Brücke.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Chemtou Bridge]]|| ||Protected monument<br />ID 32-30|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]<br />3 arches}}</small>||<center><small>''[[Medjerda River]]''</small></center>||3rd century||[[Chemtou]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|29|18.1|N|8|34|18.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Chemtou Bridge}}</small>||[[Jendouba Governorate]]||<ref>{{cite book | author=Hédi Slim, Mustapha Khanoussi| title=Les grandes découvertes d'époque romaine |language=french|publisher=Dossiers d'archéologie, no 200|date=1995|website=}}</ref> |- |[[File:Pont de l'oued Miliane 17.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Oued Miliane Bridge]]|| ||Protected monument<br />ID 13-16|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''Oued Miliane''</small></center>|| ||[[Radès]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|45|19.7|N|10|16|45.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Oued Miliane Bridge}}</small>||[[Ben Arous Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:Oued Guetoussia 00.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Oued Guetoussia Aqueduct Bridge]]||||Protected monument<br />ID 31-24||||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]] }}</small>||<center><small>Dougga Aqueduct<br />''Oued Guetoussia''</small></center>|| ||[[Téboursouk]] - [[Dougga]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|24|48.6|N|9|10|44.4|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Pont-aqueduc sur l'oued Guetoussia}}</small>||[[Béja Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:SBEITLA aqueduc 08.JPG|150px]]||_row_count||[[Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge]]||{{lang|ar|قناة مياه سبيطلة المرفوعة}}||Protected monument<br />ID 42-39||{{convert|51|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]] }}</small>||<center><small>Sbeïtla Aqueduct<br />''Oued Sbeïtla''</small></center>|| ||[[Sbeitla]]<br /><small>{{Coord|35|14|43|N|9|7|3.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge}}</small>||[[Kasserine Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:Thuburnica.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Thuburnica Bridge]]|| ||Protected monument<br />ID 32-23|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''Oued el Enja''</small></center>|| ||[[Thuburnica]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|31|32.0|N|8|28|08.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Thuburnica Bridge}}</small>||[[Jendouba Governorate]]|| |- |[[File:Vieux pont de Bizerte 1.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bizerte Old Bridge]]|| ||Protected monument<br />ID 12-4|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''[[Medjerda River]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Protville]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|59|40.2|N|10|03|40.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Bizerte Old Bridge}}</small>||[[Ariana Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/protville-bridge | title=Protville Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Pont de mjez el bab 15.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Medjez El Bab Bridge]]||{{lang|ar|القنطرة المرادية}}||Protected monument<br />ID 31-109|| ||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''[[Medjerda River]]''</small></center>||1677||[[Majaz al Bab]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|38|56.0|N|9|36|22.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Medjez El Bab Bridge}}</small>||[[Béja Governorate]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qantara-med.org/public/show_document.php?do_id=1272 | title=Pont de Mejêz al-Bab |language=french|website=qantara-med.org}}</ref> |- |[[File:Bizerte transp01.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bizerta Transporter Bridge]]<br /><small>''dismantled in 1909''</small>||{{lang|ar|الجسر الناقل ببنزرت }}||Conception by [[Ferdinand Arnodin]]<br />Span : {{convert|109|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|109|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S109|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel<br />[[Transporter bridge]]}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Bizerte Canal]]''</small></center>||1898||[[Bizerte]]<br /><small> </small>||[[Bizerte Governorate]]||<ref group="Note">Dismantled and rebuilt in [[Brest, France|Brest]].</ref> |- |[[File:Pont Cinquième sur l'Oued El Endja.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Fifth Bridge (Béja)]]||{{lang|ar|جسر الخمسة}}||||{{convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|M|[[Masonry]]}}</small>||<center><small>''Oued Béja''</small></center>||1915||[[Béja]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|45|39|N|9|11|42|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Fifth Bridge (Béja)}}</small>||[[Béja Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/pont-cinquieme | title=Pont Cinquième }}</ref> |- |[[File:Bizerte bridge from south side(zarzouna).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Bizerte Bascule Bridge]]||{{lang|ar|الجسر المتحرك ببنزرت}}|| ||{{convert|376|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|TR376|[[Truss bridge|Truss]]<br />Acier<br />[[William Donald Scherzer|Scherzer]] type [[bascule bridge]]}}</small>||<center><small>P8<br />''[[Bizerte Canal]]''</small></center>||1980||[[Bizerte]]<br /><small>{{Coord|37|16|4.8|N|9|52|32.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Pont mobile de Bizerte}}</small>||[[Bizerte Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/bizerta-bascule-bridge | title=Bizerta Bascule Bridge }}</ref> |}

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 |Governorate ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Radès-La Goulette Bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Radès-La Goulette Bridge]]||{{lang|ar|جسر رادس - حلق الوادي}}||{{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|260|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|EX120|[[Extradosed bridge|Extradosed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck and concrete pylons<br />70+120+70}}</small>||<center><small> <br />''[[Lake of Tunis]]''</small></center>||2009||[[Radès]] - [[La Goulette]]<br /><small>{{Coord|36|48|27.7|N|10|15|36.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Radès-La Goulette Bridge}}</small>||[[Ben Arous Governorate]] - [[Tunis Governorate]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/rades-la-goulette-bridge | title=Radès-La Goulette Bridge }}</ref> |}

Notes and References

• Notes

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

• Others references

See also

• Transport in Tunisia
• List of Roman bridges
• List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire

Further reading

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