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Sidi Rached Viaduct

Bridge in Constantine, Algeria

36°21′45.28″N 06°36′49.49″E / 36.3625778°N 6.6137472°E / 36.3625778; 6.6137472CrossesGorge valley of the river RhummelLocaleConstantine, Algeria^[1]Other name(s)Sidi Rached BridgeMaintained byDirection Des Travaux Publics de la wilaya de ConstantineCharacteristicsDesignMultiple-span Arch bridge viaduct bridge^[1]MaterialConcrete, steelTotal length450 m (1,480 ft)^[1]Width12 m (39 ft)^[1]Height107 m (351 ft) (max pylon above ground)^[1]Longest span68 m (223 ft)^[1]Piers in water102.50 m (336.3 ft)^[1]Clearance below102.50 m (336.3 ft)^[1]HistoryDesignerAubin Eyraud, Engineer;
Paul Séjourné, Architect ^[1]Construction start1 January 1908; 116 years ago (1908-01-01)^[1]Inaugurated1 January 1912; 112 years ago (1912-01-01)^[1]StatisticsTollFreeLocation Map

The Sidi Rached Viaduct (Arabic: جسر سيدي راشد), The Sidi Rached bridge is a road viaduct that crosses the Rhummel gorges and connects the Coudiat district (city center) to Constantine Train station. It was built in Constantine in French Algeria, between 1908 and 1912, by the engineer Aubin Eyraud, with the help of Paul Séjourné who designed the hangers and finished the construction. It was the tallest Concrete bridge in the world when it was built until .

Its length is 447 meters with 27 arches including one of 70 meters, the highest culminating at 107 meters. This was Aubin Eyraud's last work of art before he entered Oxford University as a professor. It was initiated by the then mayor Émile Morinaud, in the administrative framework of the department of Constantine at the time. It was inaugurated in 1912.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Nicolas Janberg (20 January 2002). "Sidi Rached bridge". structurae.net. Constantine, Algeria: structurae. Retrieved 16 May 2018.