Salah Bey Viaduct

Salah Bey Viaduct
A view of Salah Bey Viaduct in 2015.
Coordinates 36°21′26″N 06°36′51″E / 36.35722°N 6.61417°E / 36.35722; 6.61417Coordinates: 36°21′26″N 06°36′51″E / 36.35722°N 6.61417°E / 36.35722; 6.61417
Crosses Gorge valley of the river Rhummel
Locale Constantine, Algeria [1]
Official name جسر صالح باي
Other name(s) Viaduc Salah Bey
Maintained by Direction Des Travaux Publics de la wilaya de Constantine
Characteristics
Design Multiple-span cable-stayed viaduct bridge[1]
Material Concrete, steel
Total length 1,119 m (3,671 ft)[1]
Width 27.34 m (89.7 ft)[1]
Height 130 m (430 ft) (max pylon above ground)[1]
Longest span 245 m (804 ft)[1]
No. of spans 204 m (669 ft)[1]
Piers in water 80 m (260 ft)[1]
Clearance below 270 m (890 ft)[1]
Design life 120 years
History
Designer COWI A/S, Engineering;
Dissing+Weitling, Architect and Design/Build consultant [1]
Constructed by Andrade Gutierrez[1]
Construction start 15 September 2010 (2010-09-15)[1]
Construction cost bb
Inaugurated 16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)[1]
Opened 26 July 2014 @ 09:00 hrs[1]
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The Salah Bey Viaduct spans the gorge valley of the river Rhummel in northern Algeria
Salah Bey Viaduct
Location of the Salah Bey Viaduct in northern Algeria.

The Salah Bey Viaduct (Arabic: جسر صالح باي‎, is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the Rhummel in Constantine, North East Algeria is named after Salah Bey whose rule of the city (1771-1797) was marked by major urban works, This viaduct is already considered the "eighth wonder" of the city with seven bridges. With a length of 1119m, the viaduct has a futuristic design, which modernized the urban configuration of the city.

Characteristics

The Salah Bey Viaduct is the eighth bridge in Constantine, the longest with 756 meters for the main viaduct and 4.3 kilometers, counting the connections and accesses. Resting on eight shrouds and culminating at 130 meters.

Connections

The Viaduct Salah Bey was extended and connected with the A1 Algeria East–West Highway by two sides (North and South ).

Inauguration

The Salah Bey Bridge was inaugurated on July 26, 2014 by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal [2], named after the governor of Constantine Salah Bey from 1771 to 1792.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Nicolas Janberg (23 September 2009). "Viaduc Transrhumel bridge". structurae.net. Constantine, Algeria: structurae. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ↑ radioalgerie (26 July 2014). "Visite de travail d'Abdelmalek Sellal à Constantine". http://www.radioalgerie.dz. Constantine, Algeria: Radio Algeria. Retrieved 14 May 2018. External link in |website= (help)
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