List of bridges in Angola
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Angola, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | New Kwanza River Bridge project | 300 m (980 ft) | 626 m (2,054 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 126+300+126 | Luanda-Benguela motorway Cuanza River | Luanda 9°19′27.9″S 13°09′47.5″E / 9.324417°S 13.163194°E / -9.324417; 13.163194 (New Kwanza River Bridge) | Luanda Province | [1] [2] [3] | ||
2 | Kwanza Suspension Bridge | 260 m (850 ft) | 420 m (1,380 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel girder deck, steel pylons | National road EN100 Cuanza River | 1975 | Luanda 9°19′25.2″S 13°09′49.3″E / 9.323667°S 13.163694°E / -9.323667; 13.163694 (Kwanza Suspension Bridge) | Luanda Province | [S 1] [4] [5] [6] | |
3 | Queve River Bridge project | 248 m (814 ft) | 975 m (3,199 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 108+248+108 | Luanda-Benguela motorway Cuvo River | Porto Amboim 10°52′34.3″S 13°50′32.7″E / 10.876194°S 13.842417°E / -10.876194; 13.842417 (Queve River Bridge) | Cuanza Sul Province | [7] [8] | ||
4 | 4 de Abril Bridge | 160 m (520 ft) | 438 m (1,437 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete deck, concrete pylons 64+160+64 | National road EN100 Catumbela River | 2009 | Catumbela 12°26′11.1″S 13°32′27.3″E / 12.436417°S 13.540917°E / -12.436417; 13.540917 (4 de Abril Bridge) | Benguela Province | [S 2] [9] [10] | |
5 | Kwanza River Bridge | 120 m (390 ft) | 1,534 m (5,033 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 68+120+68 | National road EN110 Cuanza River | 2010 | Ícolo e Bengo–Muxima 9°16′54.2″S 13°44′42.0″E / 9.281722°S 13.745000°E / -9.281722; 13.745000 (Kwanza River Bridge) | Luanda Province | [11] [12] [13] | |
6 | Longa River Bridge project | 106 m (348 ft) | 547 m (1,795 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | Luanda-Benguela motorway Longa River | Calamba 10°11′53.8″S 13°31′16.5″E / 10.198278°S 13.521250°E / -10.198278; 13.521250 (Longa River Bridge) | Luanda Province Cuanza Sul Province | [14] [15] |
See also
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- Transport in Angola
- Trans-African Highway network
- Rail transport in Angola
- Geography of Angola
- List of rivers of Angola
- List of crossings of the Congo River
Notes and references
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
- ^ "Project Barra do Kwanza New Bridge - Luanda-Lobito Road, Angola, 2009 (design)". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.39
- ^ "Construction of new bridge over Kwanza river starts this year". Portalangop.co.ao - ANGOP - Angola Press News Agency. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Kwanza Barra Bridge rehabilitation - Luanda-Benguela Highway, Angola, 2003". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.33
- ^ "Cable-stayed bridge over Kwanza river, Angola". Demiranda.it - De Miranda Associati Ingegneria Strutturale. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Queve River Bridge at Porto Amboím - Luanda-Lobito Road, Angola, 2009 (design)". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.45
- ^ "4th of April Bridge - Highway Benguela-Lobito, Angola, 2009". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.27
- ^ Dilson, António (August 2022). "Diagnostic, conservation and bridge monitoring – application to the bridge over the Kwanza River". RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar. Vol. 3, n°8. doi:10.47820/recima21.v3i8.1769. ISSN 2675-6218.
- ^ "Kwanza River Bridge at Cabala - Catete-Muxima Road, Angola, 2010". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.22
- ^ "Longa River Bridge - Luanda-Lobito Road, Angola, 2009 (projecto)". Arito.com.pt - Armando Rito Engenharia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Rito, 2013, Building bridges in Africa, p.42
Further reading
- Rito, Armando (30 May 2013). Building bridges in Africa - adapting design and construction methods to local conditions (PDF). Lisbon: 57th ECCE Meeting - Ordem dos Engenheiros - European Council of Civil Engineers.
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