Pont Ruzizi I

Pont Rizizi I
Pont Rizizi I
	Pont Ruzizi I
Coordinates	02°29′28″S 28°53′34″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Ruzizi River
Locale	Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Official name	None
Next downstream	Pont frontalier
Characteristics
Material	Reinforced concrete
Total length	57 m
Width	8 m
Clearance below	16.2 m (15 feet)
History
Construction start	1935
Construction end	2019
Location

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 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

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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[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.