architecture
Matadi Bridge
Two tall towers carry sweeping cables above a trussed span across the Congo River.
The story behind the place
Matadi Bridge links the banks of the Congo River near the port city of Matadi. JICA records its opening in 1983 and the work of Congolese engineers who have maintained it through changing circumstances. Its suspension cables carry the long deck between tall towers, while a triangulated truss stiffens the structure below. Follow the cables from a tower towards the middle of the span, then look for the repeated vertical hangers. The bridge is both an engineering landmark and a connection between communities on opposite banks.
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Read more from the sources
- The40th Anniversary of the Matadi BridgeJapan International Cooperation Agency
- Actual named subject and exterior referenceWikipedia / identified actual photograph source
