List of bridges in Morocco

Historical or architectural interest bridges

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Name Arabic Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Region Ref.
  1 Oued Tensift Bridge قنطرة واد تانسيفت Masonry
27 arches
1170 Marrakesh
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]
  2 Oued Sebou Bridge [ar] قنطرة واد سبو 150 m (490 ft) Masonry
8 arches
1670 Fez
Fès-Meknès [2]
3 Moulay Ismaïl Bridge Masonry
10 arches
1687 Kasba 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]
  4 Sqala Bridge Masonry
18th century Essaouira
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]
  5 Oued Nja Bridge Masonry
5 arches
Oued Nja
1870 Douar 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]
  6 Khenifra Bridge Masonry 19th century Khenifra
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

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Name Arabic Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Region Ref.
  1 Mohammed VI Bridge جسر محمد السادس 376 m (1,234 ft) 952 m (3,123 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
183+376+183
Contournement de Rabat
Bou Regreg
2014 Rabat
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]
2 Sidi Maârouf Bridge جسر سيدي معروف 136 m (446 ft) 224 m (735 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck
2019 Casablanca
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]
  3 Oued Sherrat Bridge 103 m (338 ft) Suspension
Pylônes maçonnerie
National Route 1
Oued Sherrat
1922 Skhirat
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]
4 Oued Ikem Bridge 103 m (338 ft) Suspension
Pylônes maçonnerie
1922 Skhirat
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]
  5 Hassan-II Bridge جسر الحسن الثاني 76 m (249 ft) 1,215 m (3,986 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
2011 Rabat
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]
6 Oued Laabid Bridge Suspension
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

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  • 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. ^ "Conception du viaduc haubané sur l'Oued Bouregreg (Maroc)" (PDF) (in French). Revue Travaux n°879. 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Ponts suspendus, conçus, construits ou rénovés par Ferdinand Arnodin". timbresponts.fr (in French).

See also

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