List of bridges in Madagascar

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Madagascar, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

More information Name, Distinction ...
Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Region Ref.
1Anosizato Suspension Bridge
dismantled
Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin90 m (300 ft)Suspension1909AntananarivoAnalamanga[1]
2Tsingy Suspension BridgeTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
World Heritage Site
Suspension
Footbridge
Antsalova
19°01′03.4″S 44°46′28.2″E
Melaky[2]
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Major road and railway bridges

Kamoro, Mananjary and Betsiboka Bridges are three suspension bridges erected in Madagascar by the French company G. Leinekugel Le Cocq & Fils between 1931 and 1934.[3]

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

More information Name, Span ...
Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Region Ref.
1Kamoro Bridge [Wikidata]206 m (676 ft)262 m (860 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
206+56
1934Antanambazaha
16°27′38.9″S 47°10′07.5″E
Boeny[S 1]
[4]
[5]
2New Kamoro Bridge [Wikidata]206 m (676 ft)265 m (869 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, concrete pylons
206+21+21+18
2017Antanambazaha
16°27′38.5″S 47°10′07.4″E
Boeny[S 2]
[4]
[6]
[7]
3Mananjary Bridge [Wikidata]159 m (522 ft)196 m (643 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
17+159+17
1934Mananjary
21°13′06.0″S 48°13′58.9″E
Vatovavy[8]
[9]
4Bemarivo Bridge140 m (460 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1964Nosiarina
14°12′11.0″S 50°03′06.2″E
Sava Region[S 3]
[10]
5Lokoho Bridge140 m (460 ft)174 m (571 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1964Farahalana
14°26′00.2″S 50°09′25.2″E
Sava Region[S 4]
[11]
6Betsiboka Bridge
destroyed in 1942
130 m (430 ft)Suspension
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
1934Maevatanana
16°56′16.4″S 46°56′58.9″E
Betsiboka[12]
7Fanambana Bridge120 m (390 ft)195 m (640 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel, 1 pylon
120+75
1964Fanambana
13°32′43.8″S 49°59′14.5″E
Sava Region[S 5]
[10]
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