List of bridges in Morocco

Historical or architectural interest bridges

Image Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Region Ref.
1Oued Tensift Bridgeقنطرة واد تانسيفتMasonry
27 arches
National Route 9
Tensift River
1170Marrakesh
31°41′31.7″N 7°59′17.9″W / 31.692139°N 7.988306°W / 31.692139; -7.988306 (Oued Tensift Bridge)		Marrakesh-Safi[I 1]
[1]
2Oued Sebou Bridgeقنطرة واد سبو150 m (490 ft)Masonry
8 arches
Sebou River
1670Fez
Fès-Meknès[2]
3Moulay Ismaïl BridgeMasonry
10 arches

Oum Er-Rbia River
1687Kasba Tadla
32°35′35.4″N 6°16′20″W / 32.593167°N 6.27222°W / 32.593167; -6.27222 (Moulay Ismaïl Bridge)		Béni Mellal-Khénifra[I 2]
[S 1]
4Sqala BridgeMasonry
18th centuryEssaouira
31°30′36.6″N 9°46′25.9″W / 31.510167°N 9.773861°W / 31.510167; -9.773861 (Sqala Bridge)		Marrakesh-Safi[3]
5Oued Nja BridgeMasonry
5 arches
Oued Nja
1870Douar Oued Njat
33°59′54.3″N 5°11′18.8″W / 33.998417°N 5.188556°W / 33.998417; -5.188556 (Oued Nja Bridge)		Fès-Meknès[I 3]
6Khenifra BridgeMasonry
Oum Er-Rbia River
19th centuryKhenifra
32°56′16.7″N 5°40′09.9″W / 32.937972°N 5.669417°W / 32.937972; -5.669417 (Khenifra Bridge)		Béni Mellal-Khénifra[I 4]

Major bridges

Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Region Ref.
1Mohammed VI Bridgeجسر محمد السادس376 m (1,234 ft)952 m (3,123 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
183+376+183
Contournement de Rabat
Bou Regreg
2014Rabat
33°56′19.8″N 6°45′34.7″W / 33.938833°N 6.759639°W / 33.938833; -6.759639 (Mohammed VI Bridge)		Rabat-Salé-Kénitra[4]
2Sidi Maârouf Bridgeجسر سيدي معروف136 m (446 ft)224 m (735 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck
National Route 11
2019Casablanca
33°32′23.0″N 7°38′25.9″W / 33.539722°N 7.640528°W / 33.539722; -7.640528 (Sidi Maârouf Bridge)		Casablanca-Settat[S 2]
3Oued Sherrat Bridge103 m (338 ft)Suspension
Pylônes maçonnerie
National Route 1
Oued Sherrat
1922Skhirat
33°48′53.2″N 7°6′36.4″W / 33.814778°N 7.110111°W / 33.814778; -7.110111 (Oued Sherrat Bridge)		Rabat-Salé-Kénitra[I 5]
[S 3]
[5]
4Oued Ikem Bridge103 m (338 ft)Suspension
Pylônes maçonnerie
National Route 1
Oued Ikem
1922Skhirat
33°52′24.1″N 6°59′42.1″W / 33.873361°N 6.995028°W / 33.873361; -6.995028 (Oued Ikem Bridge)		Rabat-Salé-Kénitra[I 6]
[S 4]
[5]
5Hassan-II Bridgeجسر الحسن الثاني76 m (249 ft)1,215 m (3,986 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
National Route 1
Rabat–Salé tramway (T1, T2)
Bou Regreg
2011Rabat
34°01′38.4″N 6°49′10.0″W / 34.027333°N 6.819444°W / 34.027333; -6.819444 (Hassan-II Bridge)		Rabat-Salé-Kénitra[S 5]
6Oued Laabid BridgeSuspension
Steel deck, concrete pylons
R302
Oued Laabid
Ouaouizeght
32°7′55.4″N 6°18′1.6″W / 32.132056°N 6.300444°W / 32.132056; -6.300444 (Oued Laabid Bridge)		Béni Mellal-Khénifra

References

  • Idpc.ma - Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Culturel du Maroc (in French)
  1. ↑ "Pont Oued Tansift".
  2. ↑ "Pont Oum Er-Rebia".
  3. ↑ "Pont Oued Nja".
  4. ↑ "Pont de Khénifra".
  5. ↑ "Pont Oued Cherrat (Pont suspondu)".
  6. ↑ "Pont Oued Ikem (pont suspondu)".
  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Others references
  1. ↑ "Pont de Tansifet". qantara-med.org.
  2. ↑ "Bridge of Sebou". qantara-med.org.
  3. ↑ "Sqala du port d'Essaouira". qantara-med.org.
  4. ↑ Boujemaoui, M.; Eloualidi, M.; Vadon, H.; Bellanger, E.; Roca, F.; Latallerie, G.; Viel, G.; Erridaoui, A.; Marlinge, J.; Le Bissonnais, H. (March 2011). "Conception Du Viaduc Haubané Sur L'Oued Bouregreg (Maroc)" [Design of the Cable-Stayed Viaduct over the Oued Bouregreg (Morocco)] (PDF). Revue Travaux (in French). Vol. 879. pp. 106–114. ISSN 0041-1906. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Ponts suspendus, conçus, construits ou rénovés par Ferdinand Arnodin". timbresponts.fr (in French).

See also

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