Pont Ruzizi I

Bridge in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
02°29′28″S 28°53′34″E / 2.49111°S 28.89278°E / -2.49111; 28.89278CarriedMotor vehiclesCrossedRuzizi RiverLocaleBukavu, Democratic Republic of CongoOfficial nameNoneNext downstreamPont frontalierCharacteristicsMaterialReinforced concreteTotal length57 mWidth8 mClearance below16.2 m (15 feet)HistoryConstruction start2011 : new bridgeConstruction end2013 : new bridgeOpened1935 : first bridge
 ? : first Bailey bridge
1982 : second Bailey bridgeInaugurated2019 : new bridgeCollapsed1974 : first Bailey bridgeLocationMap

The Pont Ruzizi I is a bridge in Bukavu which is one of the customs posts over the Ruzizi River between Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cangungu in Rwanda.

The bridge was first built in 1935 and later destroyed to be rebuilt in 1974 in metal and wood (Bailey bridge with a capacity to support only lower weight vehicles or carrying less than 3 tonnes. It remained in a state of disrepair until the construction of this new bridge, with a capacity to support up to 30 tonnes, in 2012, with financing from the European Union in the economic program of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries. It was inaugurated by the mayor of Bukavu, Bilubi Ulengabo Meschac, on June 19, 2019.[1]

At 57 metres (187 ft), it is the second longest bridge in Bukavu, after Pont Ruzizi II, which is also a border crossing with Rwanda.

References

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  1. ^ Enoch David Aluta (June 19, 2019). "Bukavu: inauguration provisoire du nouveau pont reliant la ville de Bukavu en RDC et le District Rusizi au Rwanda par le Maire Meschac Bilubi". Fizi Media. Retrieved September 22, 2019.


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