Matadi Bridge
Matadi Bridge / OEBK Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 5°49′28″S 13°26′02″E / 5.824466°S 13.433865°ECoordinates: 5°49′28″S 13°26′02″E / 5.824466°S 13.433865°E |
Crosses | Congo River |
Locale | Matadi |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Total length | 722 metres (2,369 ft) |
Longest span | 520 metres (1,710 ft) |
History | |
Construction begin | 1979 |
Opened | 1983 |
The Matadi Bridge, also known as the OEBK Bridge, is a suspension bridge across the Congo River at the port of Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest suspension bridge in Africa. It was completed in 1983 by a consortium of Japanese companies. It has a main span of 520 metres (1,710 ft), and crosses the Congo River.
Construction
Matadi Bridge was completed in 1983 by a consortium of Japanese companies.[1] It has a main span of 520 metres (1,710 ft) and crosses the Congo River.[2] Matadi Bridge was built with 14,000 tons of steel.[3] The bridge is designed in a way to emphasize that the towers are made up of bar members, with each tower being a single rigid frame.[4] 25 million of 34.5 million Japanese yen invested in the bridge returned to Japan.[3] During war time the bridge was guarded and still remains as of 2016.[2]
Railway
The railway line across the bridge is either no longer used for a line to Boma and Muanda or yet to be used.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Morikawa, Jun (January 1997). Japan and Africa: Big Business and Diplomacy. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-85065-141-3.
- 1 2 Shimomura, Yasutami; Page, John; Kato, Hiroshi (26 January 2016). Japan’s Development Assistance: Foreign Aid and the Post-2015 Agenda. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-137-50538-5.
- 1 2 Bernstein, Gail Lee; Fukui, Haruhiro (3 January 2016). Japan and the World: Essays on Japanese History and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-349-08682-5.
- ↑ Bridge Aesthetics Around the World. Transportation Research Board. 1991. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-309-05072-2.
- ↑ Railway Gazette International September 2012, p. 42.