Africa’s longest suspension bridge
Mozambique’s national masterplan for expanding its infrastructure includes a connecting road from the capital city of Maputo via Swaziland to South Africa. The most spectacular element of this connection is the Maputo-Katembe Bridge opened in November 2018, which spans across the harbor area and Maputo Bay. This structure is the longest suspension bridge on the African continent. Its northern viaduct was partially constructed from prestressed reinforced-concrete components, whereas its southern counterpart consists entirely of such elements.
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) headquartered in Beijing, China, one of the largest construction companies in the world, was commissioned with designing and executing the project. The holistic quality control of all works and verification of the design were contracted to GAUFF GmbH & Co. Engineering KG based in Nuremberg, Germany. This project received worldwide attention because the bridge is a key project that sends a strong signal since it is the first major bridge project completed by a Chinese company outside Asia.
The main bridge crosses the bay at a height of 60 m. Its pylons...
