Salah Bey Viaduct

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Salah Bey Viaduct
A view of Salah Bey Viaduct in 2015.
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Crosses Gorge valley of the Rhumel River
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]
Number 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 begin 15 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-15)[1]
Construction cost bb
Opened 26 July 2014 @ 09:00 hrs[1]
Inaugurated 16 April 2014; 10 years ago (2014-04-16)[1]
Statistics
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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 (1771-1797) 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.

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Inauguration Plaque 
center|border|165x165px|alt=|Side view of the Viaduct
Side view of the Viaduct 
center|border|165x165px|alt=|By Night
By Night 

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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