Sidi M'Cid Bridge
Sidi M'Cid Bridge جسر سيدي مسيد | |
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| Coordinates | 36°22′20.8″N 6°36′51.2″E / 36.372444°N 6.614222°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Gorge valley of the Rhumel River |
| Locale | Constantine, Algeria |
| Other name(s) | قنطرة الحبال (The cables Bridge) |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Clearance below | 175 m (574 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Ferdinand Arnodin |
| Construction start | 1909 |
| Opened | April 19, 1912 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Free |
| Location | |
Sidi M'Cid Bridge is a 164-metre-long (538 ft) suspension bridge across the Rhumel River in Constantine, Algeria. It was opened to traffic in April 1912 and until 1929 was the highest bridge in the world at 175 m (574 ft). The bridge was designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin and links the Casbah to Sidi M'Cid hill. The bridge underwent restoration in 2000 when 12 of its cables were replaced by the Algerian company SAPTA.