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Bridge over the Kongo River From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Matadi Bridge, also known as the OEBK Bridge for Organisation pour l’équipement de Banana-Kinshasa, and formerly known as Pont Maréchal in French, is a suspension bridge across the Congo River at Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was completed in 1983, by a consortium of Japanese companies. With a main span of 520 metres (1,710 ft), it was said to be the longest suspension bridge in Africa from its inauguration until the 2018 opening of the Maputo–Katembe bridge.[1] The bridge crosses the Congo River at its narrowest point, just downstream from the port of Matadi. It is the only bridge across the Congo River proper.
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Construction
Matadi Bridge was completed in 1983 by a consortium of Japanese companies, led by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries.[2] It has a main span of 520 metres (1,710 ft) and crosses the Congo River.[3] Matadi Bridge was built with 14,000 tons of steel.[4] 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.[5] 25 million[clarification needed] of the bridge was paid for by the Japanese government at the request of the erstwhile President Mobutu, at a cost of 34.5 billion Japanese yen.[4]
Railway
A railway line across the bridge was intended to be part of a line to Boma and Muanda. However, it was never built.[6]
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