Betsiboka Bridge Explained

Betsiboka Bridge
Carries:	RN 4
Crosses:	Betsiboka River
Length:	≈350 meters
Lanes:	2
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The Betsiboka Bridge is a truss bridge over the Betsiboka River, in the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region, Madagascar.^[1] It is one of the longest bridge on the island, appr. 350 meters long.^[1]

History

The first bridge was one of the three suspension bridges erected in Madagascar by the French company G. Leinekugel Le Cocq & Fils between 1931 and 1934.^{[2] [3]}

It was destroyed in World War II and, thereafter, replaced by the present truss bridge which was refurbished in 1980 and rehabilitated in 2015.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of rivers of Madagascar

References

1. Web site: Betsiboka Bridge. www.dangerousroads.org. en-gb. 2017-09-14.
2. http://www.timbresponts.fr/types_de_ponts/suspendus_dossiers/Leinekugel.htm Les ponts suspendus conçus, édifiés ou reconstruits par Gaston Leinekugel-le-Cocq de 1924 à 1950
3. A.C.: Les grands ponts de Madagascar et la technique nouvelle des ponts suspendus. In: Le Génie Civil, tome CVI, n° 2 of 12 January 1935, No. 2735, pp. 46–47 (online on Gallica)
4. Web site: Travaux de réhabilitation du pont de Betsiboka ARM . 2021-01-29 . 2021-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508165416/https://www.oti-madagascar.net/reference/travaux-de-rehabilitation-du-pont-de-la-betsiboka/ . dead .
5. http://www.midi-madagasikara.mg/economie/2015/10/23/rn4-le-pont-de-betsiboka-inaugure-hier/ RN4 : Le pont de Betsiboka inauguré hier