Sidi M'Cid Bridge

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Creator(s)

engineer: Ferdinand-Joseph Arnodin (French, 1845-1924)

Time period

creation date: 1912, restoration date: 2000

Location

Site: Qacentina (Algeria)

Cultural context

Algerian

Description

164 meter span located 175 meters above the Rhumel River gorge. A hybrid of a suspension bridge and a cable-stayed bridge.

general view, view towards south, with old medina and army barracks on top of hill, 1993

Work type

Bridge (built work)

Medium

steel

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