Matadi Bridge

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Matadi Bridge is a major suspension bridge spanning the Congo River near the city of Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as a key transportation link in the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Matadi Bridge canonical 1
Pont sur le fleuve Congo à Matadi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf suspension bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pont Matadi ⓘ
Pont sur le fleuve Congo à Matadi ⓘ
linked to: Matadi Bridge
approachStructureType viaducts ⓘ
bridgeType single-span suspension bridge ⓘ
builtBy Japanese contractors ⓘ
cableMaterial steel ⓘ
clearanceBelow sufficient for river navigation ⓘ
completionDate 1983 ⓘ
connects banks of the Congo River near Matadi ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1971 ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
crosses Congo River ⓘ
deckType steel box girder ⓘ
designedBy Japanese engineers ⓘ
designedFor two-lane road traffic ⓘ
engineeringSignificance one of the longest suspension bridges in Africa ⓘ
function regional transportation link ⓘ
road transport link ⓘ
fundedBy Japan ⓘ
hasPylons two main pylons ⓘ
hasToll yes ⓘ
latitude approximately -5.8167 ⓘ
loadCarried road vehicles and pedestrians ⓘ
locatedIn Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Kongo Central Province ⓘ
Matadi ⓘ
locationRelativeToOcean upstream from the Atlantic Ocean on the Congo River ⓘ
longitude approximately 13.4500 ⓘ
mainSpanLength 520 metres ⓘ
maintenanceResponsibility authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
namedAfter Mobutu Sese Seko ⓘ
near city of Matadi ⓘ
linked to: Matadi
notableFeature only major bridge over the lower Congo River near Matadi ⓘ
numberOfMainSpans 1 ⓘ
officialName Pont Maréchal Mobutu ⓘ
linked to: Mobutu Sese Seko
openingDate 1983 ⓘ
partOf national road network of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
pylonMaterial reinforced concrete ⓘ
region Central Africa ⓘ
regionServed Lower Congo region ⓘ
replaced ferry crossing on the Congo River at Matadi ⓘ
riverCrossed Congo River ⓘ
status in use ⓘ
strategicImportance key link between Matadi port and Kinshasa ⓘ
totalLength approximately 722 metres ⓘ
trafficType motor vehicles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kongo Central Province → hasLandmark → Matadi Bridge ⓘ
Matadi Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Pont sur le fleuve Congo à Matadi ⓘ
linked to: Matadi Bridge