Other Bridges of Constantine

New cable-stayed bridge under construction by the Brazilians in Constantine	The new bridge is being built across Oued Rhumel to the south of the Old City, Constantine	Crossing Pont Sidi Rached which leads out of the Old City to the southeast	Flea market set up beneath the approach to the Sidi Rashid Bridge
Modern apartments seen from the Pont Sidi Rached	Area of the Old City behind the Grand Hotel Cirta seen from the Sidi Rashid Bridge	The tower of Constantine University	Old CIty of Constantine from Pont Sidi Rached
Mosquée Sidi Rached overlooking Oued Rumel (wadi)	Oued Rhumel and Mosquée Sidi Rached	Maghreb-style minaret of the Sidi Rashid Mosque seen from the bridge	Mosquée Sidi Rashid on a cliff overlooking the river
Pont du Diable - Devil's Bridge, Constantine	View from the Sidi Rashid Bridge, Constantine	The Pont Sidi Rached rises 107m above the Rhumel, Constantine	The old Grand Mosque of Constantine, originally built in the 13th C.
View to the north of the from Pont Sidi Rached of the Oued Rhumel canyon	Mellah Slimane Mosque, Constantine	The Rhumel River forms a gorge at Constantine	Twin domes of the Constantine Central Hospital on the north side of the city
Cliffs of the Rhumel River gorge, Constantine	High cliffs protect the old city of Constantine on 3 sides	The edge of the Old City with some remains of the city wall	The 447m Pont Sidi Rached approaches the Old City of Constantine from the southeast across Oued Rhumel
Panorama of Pont Sidi Rached & the east side of the old city from the top of the parking garage on Ave. Zamouche Ali	Pont Sidi Rached was built 1908-1912	The Old City of Constantine from the southeast	Crumbling ruins on the edge of the plateau, Constantine
Greenery along the cliffs beneath the Old City, Constantine	East side of the Old City, Constantine	Minaret rising out of the Old City of Constantine	Cliffs on the edge of the Old City of Constantine
The pedestrian Mellah Slimane Bridge crosses Oued Rhumel on the east side of the Old City, Constantine	The Mellah Slimane Bridge was built in 1925	Mellah Slimane Bridge and Mosque	Evil looking pool of green water at the bottom of the canyon
Panorama of the Constantine gorge between the Mellah Slimane and El-Kantara Bridges	For lack of another name, I'll call this the Mellah Slimane Mosque	Passerelle Mellah Slimane opened in 1925 as the Passerelle Perregaux	It took the French from 1917 to 1925 to complete the
Panorama of Constantine with the Passerelle Mellah Slimane	Part of the Old City of Constantine seen from across the Rhumel Gorge	Passerelle Mellah Slimane, a pedestrian suspension bridge on the east side of the old city, Constantine	Eastern tower, Passerelle Mellah Slimane
View from the Mellah Slimane Bridge	1925 dedication plaque - Passerelle Perregaux	On the old city side of the bridge, you take an elevator up to street level	Shadow of the Mellah Slimane Bridge cast across the canyon
Unfortunately, the water quality seems very poor and the canyon is full of garbage	Heavily polluted Rhumel River, Constantine	View looking south from the Mellah Slimane Bridge, Constantine	The Old City of Constantine has been rebuilt many times so few architectural gems remain
Mosque above the Mellah Slimane Bridge, Constantine	Cliffs to the south of the Mellah Slimane Bridge	Tall building in the old city rises directly from the cliff	View of the gorge to the north of the Mellah Slimane Bridge
Rhumel Gorge on the east side of the Old City, Constantine	Mellah Slimane Bridge (1925), Constantine	Pont d'El-Kantara, built 1860-1863 on the site of an ancient Roman bridge and a later Ottoman bridge	El-Kantara Bridge, Constantine
View of the north side of the old city from the El-Kantara Bridge	Looking south from the El-Kantara Bridge along the east side of the Old City	Oued Rhumel from the Pont d'El-Kantara	Garbage strewn cliffs beneath the El-Kantara Bridge
The Old City end of the El-Kantara Bridge	The El-Kantara Bridge linking the old city with the train station