Bab El Kantra Bridge

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Bab El Kantra Bridge
Coordinates	36°22′8.30″N 6°37′5.40″E / 36.3689722°N 6.6181667°E / 36.3689722; 6.6181667
Carried	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crossed	Gorge valley of the Rhumel River
Locale	Constantine, Algeria
Other name(s)	جسر القنطرة
Characteristics
Design	1792–1857: Aqueduct bridge 1863–1952: Iron arch bridge 1952– : Arch bridge
Material	Reinforced concrete
Total length	128 m
Width	14 m
Longest span	57.4 m (188 ft) [1]
No. of spans	4
Clearance below	125 m (410 ft) [2]
History
Inaugurated	1792
Rebuilt	1952
Collapsed	1857
Replaced	1952
Statistics
Toll	Free
Location

Bab El Kantra Bridge is one of eight famous high-level bridges that cross the Rhumel River gorge in Constantine, Algeria. The Kantara bridge is the oldest and has taken several different forms over the years: from a 1792 Ottoman-style multi-arch bridge, to an 1863 French iron arch, to its current form as a concrete arch bridge. Like the higher Sidi M'Cid Bridge, there is a unique, natural "bridge" almost directly under the span that blocks much of the river from view. Partial remains of the earlier stone bridges can still be seen on top of this natural bridge.