User:Dthomsen8/sandbox/Bridges

The List of rivers of Madagascar shows over 50 rivers, and they surely have some bridges worthy of appearing in Wikipedia. I have found bridges on Google maps and other maps, but so far I have found no bridge with a name, and nothing that a bridge article should include. I posted some questions In some Madagascar articles, but no help there. Perhaps some editor here can help.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 20:10, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

   "The Kamoro suspension bridge is the most prominent civil engineering site in Madagascar" [6] Alansplodge (talk) 22:13, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

           The new Komoro bridge seems to be still under construction {picture here), the old one was built in 1930 [7]. Alansplodge (talk) 23:44, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

       One more: " the Tongobory Bridge is 150 m long, over the Onilahy River in the Tongobory town. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world..." [8].
       See also BBC News - New bridge 'blown up' in Madagascar: "Around half a dozen bridges have now been blown up in the power struggle between Mr Ravalomanana and the long-standing president, Didier Ratsiraka" (2002). Alansplodge (talk) 22:30, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

           Bridges blown up still rate articles in Wikipedia.

               Sadly no names though... Alansplodge (talk) 23:44, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

                   Definitely the last one from me: "The Betsiboka Bridge is said to be the longest bridge in the country. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world [again]. The bridge over the Betsiboka River is made with iron planks. It’s 350m long. The road over the bridge is called Route 4, a main road linking Mahajanga and Antananarivo". [9] It was originally a suspension bridge, but those pesky French cut the cables during the Battle of Madagascar in 1942, in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the King's African Rifles from getting across. [10] Alansplodge (talk) 23:46, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

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Betsibona Bridge

The Betsiboka Bridge is a bridge over the Betsiboka River, in the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region, Madagascar. It is the longest bridge on the island, 350 meters long.