List of bridges in Tunisia

## Historical or architectural interest bridges

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|  | Name  | Arabic  | Distinction  | Length  | Type  | Carries
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| 1 | Tiberius Bridge (Béja) |  | Protected monument
ID 31-95 |  | Masonry |

Oued Béja

| 1st century | Béja | Béja Governorate |
| 2 | Zaghouan Aqueduct | شبكة قنوات مياه زغوان |  |  | Masonry |

Zaghouan Aqueduct
(total length : 132 km (82 mi))

| 2nd century | Mohamedia
36°38′14.1″N 10°7′45.9″E﻿ / ﻿36.637250°N 10.129417°E﻿ / 36.637250; 10.129417﻿ (Zaghouan Aqueduct) | Ben Arous Governorate | [S 1]
| 3 | Chemtou Bridge |  | Protected monument
ID 32-30 |  | Masonry
3 arches |

Medjerda River

| 3rd century | Chemtou
36°29′18.1″N 8°34′18.9″E﻿ / ﻿36.488361°N 8.571917°E﻿ / 36.488361; 8.571917﻿ (Chemtou Bridge) | Jendouba Governorate | [1]
| 4 | Oued Miliane Bridge |  | Protected monument
ID 13-16 |  | Masonry |

Oued Miliane

|  | Radès
36°45′19.7″N 10°16′45.3″E﻿ / ﻿36.755472°N 10.279250°E﻿ / 36.755472; 10.279250﻿ (Oued Miliane Bridge) | Ben Arous Governorate |
| 5 | Oued Guetoussia Aqueduct Bridge |  | Protected monument
ID 31-24 |  | Masonry |

Dougga Aqueduct
Oued Guetoussia

|  | Téboursouk \- Dougga
36°24′48.6″N 9°10′44.4″E﻿ / ﻿36.413500°N 9.179000°E﻿ / 36.413500; 9.179000﻿ (Pont-aqueduc sur l'oued Guetoussia) | Béja Governorate |
| 6 | Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge | قناة مياه سبيطلة المرفوعة | Protected monument
ID 42-39 | 51 m (167 ft) | Masonry |

Sbeïtla Aqueduct
Oued Sbeïtla

|  | Sbeitla
35°14′43″N 9°7′3.5″E﻿ / ﻿35.24528°N 9.117639°E﻿ / 35.24528; 9.117639﻿ (Sbeïtla Aqueduct Bridge) | Kasserine Governorate |
| 7 | Thuburnica Bridge |  | Protected monument
ID 32-23 |  | Masonry |

Oued el Enja

|  | Thuburnica
36°31′32.0″N 8°28′08.3″E﻿ / ﻿36.525556°N 8.468972°E﻿ / 36.525556; 8.468972﻿ (Thuburnica Bridge) | Jendouba Governorate |
| 8 | Bizerte Old Bridge |  | Protected monument
ID 12-4 |  | Masonry |

Medjerda River

|  | Protville
36°59′40.2″N 10°03′40.6″E﻿ / ﻿36.994500°N 10.061278°E﻿ / 36.994500; 10.061278﻿ (Bizerte Old Bridge) | Ariana Governorate | [S 2]
| 9 | Medjez El Bab Bridge | القنطرة المرادية | Protected monument
ID 31-109 |  | Masonry |

Medjerda River

| 1677 | Majaz al Bab
36°38′56.0″N 9°36′22.3″E﻿ / ﻿36.648889°N 9.606194°E﻿ / 36.648889; 9.606194﻿ (Medjez El Bab Bridge) | Béja Governorate | [2]
| 10 | Bizerta Transporter Bridge
dismantled in 1909 | الجسر الناقل ببنزرت | Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin
Span : 109 m (358 ft) | 109 m (358 ft) | Suspension
Steel
Transporter bridge |

Bizerte Canal

| 1898 | Bizerte
| Bizerte Governorate | [Note 1]
| 11 | Fifth Bridge of Béja | جسر الخمسة |  | 350 m (1,150 ft) | Masonry |

Oued Béja

| 1915 | Béja
36°45′39″N 9°11′42″E﻿ / ﻿36.76083°N 9.19500°E﻿ / 36.76083; 9.19500﻿ (Fifth Bridge (Béja)) | Béja Governorate | [S 3]
| 12 | Bizerte Bascule Bridge | الجسر المتحرك ببنزرت |  | 376 m (1,234 ft) | Truss
Acier
Scherzer type bascule bridge |

Bizerte Canal

| 1980 | Bizerte
37°16′4.8″N 9°52′32.2″E﻿ / ﻿37.268000°N 9.875611°E﻿ / 37.268000; 9.875611﻿ (Pont mobile de Bizerte) | Bizerte Governorate | [S 4]

## Major bridges

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| 1 | Radès–La Goulette bridge | جسر رادس–حلق الوادي | 120 m (390 ft) | 260 m (850 ft) | Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck and concrete pylons
70+120+70 |

Lake of Tunis

| 2009 | Radès \- La Goulette
36°48′27.7″N 10°15′36.3″E﻿ / ﻿36.807694°N 10.260083°E﻿ / 36.807694; 10.260083﻿ (Radès-La Goulette Bridge) | Ben Arous Governorate \- Tunis Governorate | [S 5]

## Notes and references

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* Notes

1. ^ Dismantled and rebuilt in Brest.

* Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering

1. ^ "Zaghouan Aqueduct".
2. ^ "Protville Bridge".
3. ^ "Pont Cinquième".
4. ^ "Bizerta Bascule Bridge".
5. ^ "Radès-La Goulette Bridge".

* Others references

1. ^ Hédi Slim, Mustapha Khanoussi (1995). Les grandes découvertes d'époque romaine (in French). Dossiers d'archéologie, no 200.
2. ^ "Pont de Mejêz al-Bab". qantara-med.org (in French).

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## Further reading

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* Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.

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