General Information
| Other name(s): | President Mobuto Sese Seko Bridge; OEBK Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | February 1979 |
| Completion: | 1983 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Road bridge intended use: Railroad (railway) bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Matadi, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo Boma, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Coordinates: | 5° 49' 30.36" S 13° 26' 3.13" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 520.000 m | |
| total length | 722.000 m | |
| span lengths | 91 m - 520 m - 91 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| number of lanes | 2 | |
| cables | sag | 47.000 m |
| on-axis distance between cables at top of towers | 14.000 m | |
| number | 2 | |
| deck truss | deck depth | > 9.000 m |
| lower deck | number of tracks | 1 |
| pylons | height | 96.900 m |
| number | 2 | |
| upper deck | roadway / carriageway width | 12.000 m |
| longitudinal slope | max. 1.0 % | |
| superelevation | 2.0 % |
Quantities
| structural steel | 13 200 t |
Materials
| foundations |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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 was until November 2018 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. It is in fact the only bridge to cross the Congo river proper; the only other bridge is found on the Lualaba River, namely the Kongolo Bridge, near the town Kongolo, in the eastern province Katanga - some 2,200 km to the east by road or 3,800 on the Congo river.
Construction
Matadi Bridge 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. Matadi Bridge was built with 14,000 tons of steel. 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. 25 million of 34.5 million Japanese yen invested in the bridge returned to Japan. During war time the bridge was guarded and still remains as of 2016.
Railway
The railway line across the bridge is either no longer used for a line to Boma and Muanda or yet to be used.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Matadi Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1980): Matadi Bridge over the Zaire River. Presented at: 11th IABSE Congress, Vienna, Austria, 31 August - 5 September 1980.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003202 - Published on:
09/03/2002 - Last updated on:
24/06/2024
