Pont Sidi M'Cid

The Boulevard Youcef Zighoud leads through tunnels carved out below the fortress to reach the Sidi M'Sid Bridge	Tunnel leading to the Pont Sidi M'Cid	The scenic northwest corner of the Old City of Constantine	Ruins of a factory beneath the cliffs of Constantine
Industrial ruins near the Pont des Chutes, Constantine	Road tunnel leading to the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	The cliffs of Constantine	Looking acros the Rhummel Gorge to the north side with the Monument to the Dead
Pont des Chutes, a low level bridge across the Rhumel beneath the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Cliffs carved with tunnels on the northeast corner of the Old City, Constantine	Panoramic view across the Rhumel Gorge on the northeast corner of the Old City, Constantine	Pont des Chutes
Road tunnel leading to the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Scenic overlook, Constantine	Tunnel beneath the Fortress of Constantine	Bridge of the Waterfalls - Pont des Chutes, Constantine
The fortress is still in use as a military hospital but they seem to tolerate cameras here	The Rhumel River 175m below	The Rhumel River passes beneath a natural bridge on the north side of the plateau	Pont Sidi M'Cid, constructed 1909-1912
With a span 175m over the river below, Sidi M'Cid was the highest bridge in the world until 1929	Details of the Pont Sidi M'Cid, Constantine	View to the east with the Pont d'El-Kantara	Late afternoon casts a shadow of the Pont Sidi M'Cid on the cliffs below the hospital
Central University Hospital	View towards the Monument to the Dead from the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	The Natural Bridge over the Rhumel, Constantine	View of the cliffs on the north side of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge
CHU - Central University Hospital, Constantine	Cliffs on the north side of the Pont Sidi M'Cid	The N3 passes beneath the Pont Sidi M'Cid	جسر سيدي مسيد
Climb up towards the Monument to the Dead for great views	Pont des Chutes	The cliffs continue past the Monument to the Dead	A second plateau on the north side of the Rhumel Gorge
Winged victory atop the Monument to the Dead	Arch of the Monument to the Dead	Monument aux Morts, 1930	The Monument to the Dead was dedicated as a memorial to World War I
View from the Monument to the Dead	Locals and tourists (mostly domestic) alike love to sit out on the cliffs at sunset	Cliffs at the Monument to the Dead	Waterfall at the Pont des Chutes
Unfortunately, the Rhumel River looks very polluted	Panoramic view of the cliffs and plateau of Constantine from near the Monument to the Dead	An active military hospital occupies the site of the old fortress of Constantine	The Pont Sidi M'Cid is Constantine's most famous landmark
A trail leads from the south side of Pont des Chutes along the river beneath the Pont Sidi M'Cid	Monument aux Morts, Constantine	Sunset approaches	The road tunnels leading from the Sidi M'Cid along the west side of the plateau
Algerians chilling out on the cliffs at sunset	Sunset on the cliffs beneath the Monument to the Dead	View of the Pont Sidi M'Cid and the plateau of the Old City of Constantine	An amazing purple flower, Constantine
Silhouette at sunset, Constantine	Losing the light	Algerians don't see many foreign tourists, but they are very friendly	Panoramic view of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge, 160m long
Sunset from the Pont Sidi M'Cid, Constantine	Pont des Chutes from Pont Sidi M'Cid	The N3 Highway cut out of the side of the cliffs	Constantine Sunset from the Pont Sidi M'Cid
Constantine Sunset	Constantine Sunset	The lights come on as the sun sets	New friends, Zackaria and Louis
The Natural Bridge at Constantine	The Sidi M'Cid Bridge and the Natural Bridge on the north side of the Old City of Constantine	Panoramic view of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge and the Natural Bridge	Pont Sidi M'Cid from the north side
Pont Sidi M'Cid, Constantine	The N3 climbing up above the Natural Bridge	Rhumel Gorge and the Pont des Chutes	Panoramic view of Constantine from the north side with the Sidi M'Cid Bridge
Panoramic view of Constantine from the north side with the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Detail of the central span, Pont Sidi M'Cid	Pont Sidi M'Cid, Constantine	The Natural Bridge, Constantine
The Natural Bridge, Constantine	Panoramic view of Constantine from the north side of the Rhumel Gorge	Sidi M'Cid Bridge, Constantine	Flowers near the bridge, Constantine
North tower, Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Sidi M'Cid Bridge	The Rhumel River passes 175m below the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Sidi M'Cid bridge with the cliffs of Constantine
Ruins of a factory near the Pont des Chutes	Looking through the arch, Sidi M'Cid Bridge	Sidi M'Cid Bridge, Constantine, Algeria	Late morning panorama of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge from the cliffs near the Monument to the Dead
Pont des Chutes	It's easy to see why the Ancients chose Constantine as the site of an easily defendable city	The northwest corner of the plateau of Constantine	Hills around Constantine
Sidi M'Cid Bridge, Constantine	Paths along the cliffs, Constantine	Paths along the cliffs, Constantine	This is a popular place for visitors to Constantine
Pont des Chutes from the cliffs near the Monument aux Morts	Pont des Chutes, Constantine	Pont des Chutes, Constantine	Pont Sidi M'Cid
North side of the Rhumel Gorge	The Natural Bridge from the Pont Sidi M'Cid	View to the east from the Pont Sidi M'Cid	View to the west from the Pont Sidi M'Cid
Scenic viewpoint from the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	View from the south end of the Sidi M'Cid Bridge	The Rhumel Gorge, 175m deep here	Panoramic view of the Rhumel Gorge from the Sidi M'Cid Bridge
South Tower, Sidi M'Cid Bridge	If the river wasn't so dirty, it looks like it would be a great hike along the canyon floor	Pont Sidi M'Cid, Constantine