Major bridges
editName | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matadi Bridge | 520 m (1,710 ft) | 722 m (2,369 ft) | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons 91+520+91 |
1983 | Matadi 5°49′31.4″S 13°26′3.1″E / 5.825389°S 13.434194°E |
Kongo Central | [1] [2] [3] | ||
2 | Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge project |
420 m (1,380 ft) | 1,695 m (5,561 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete truss deck, concrete pylons Rail-road bridge |
2028 | Kinshasa–Brazzaville |
Kinshasa Republic of the Congo |
[Note 1] [4] [5] [6] |
See also
edit- Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of crossings of the Congo River
Notes and references
edit- Notes
- ^ Three sites are envisaged on either side of Mbamu Island: downstream between the two capitals, in N'Gombé or upstream in Maluku. The crossings are then composed either of two cable-stayed bridges with 240 metres (790 ft) main spans on the two waterways or of a single structure with a 420 metres (1,380 ft) main span.[4]
- References
- ^ Janberg, Nicolas. "Matadi Suspension Bridge". Structurae.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Mizohata, Yasuo; Tatsumi, Masaaki; Takamatsu, Masanobu. "Matadi Bridge (Le Pont Maréchal) Construction Project". Jsce.or.jp - Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Ito, M.; Yachida, M.; Naruse, T. (August 1980). "Matadi Bridge over the Zaire River". IABSE 11th congress report - E-periodica.ch. Vienna: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering: 761-766. doi:10.5169/seals-11350. ISBN 3-85748-021-1.
- ^ a b Frémont, Guy; Mattras, Rémy; Nappi, Jean-Bernard (October 2014). Science et Industrie S.A. (ed.). "Études amont d'un pont route-rail entre Brazzaville (RC) et Kinshasa (RDC)" [Preparatory studies for a road-rail bridge between Brazzaville (RC) and Kinshasa (DRC)] (PDF). Revue Travaux (in French). 909. Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP): 32–38. ISSN 0041-1906.
- ^ "Congo-Congo Congo crossing connection construction". Worldhighways.com. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Road-rail bridge between Brazzaville and Kinshasa". Africanews. May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Prade, Marcel (1990). "Le Congo". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe [The Great Bridges of the World: Remarkable Bridges Outside Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 22. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.