Salah Bey Viaduct
Salah Bey Viaduct | |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′26″N 06°36′51″E / 36.35722°N 6.61417°E |
| Crosses | Gorge valley of the Rhumel River |
| Locale | Constantine, Algeria |
| 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 |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 1,119 m (3,671 ft) |
| Width | 27.34 m (89.7 ft) |
| Height | 130 m (430 ft) (max pylon above ground) |
| Longest span | 245 m (804 ft) |
| No. of spans | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Piers in water | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Clearance below | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Design life | 120 years |
| History | |
| Designer | COWI A/S, Engineering; Dissing+Weitling, Architect and Design/Build consultant |
| Constructed by | Andrade Gutierrez |
| Construction start | 15 September 2010 |
| Opened | 26 July 2014 @ 09:00 hrs |
| Inaugurated | 16 April 2014 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free |
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The Salah Bey Viaduct (Arabic: جسر صالح باي), is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the Rhumel River in Constantine, North East Algeria is named after Salah Bey whose rule of the city (1771-1792) 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.