Kidira Railway Bridge
Coordinates: 14 ° 27 ′ 35 " N , 12 ° 12 ′ 24" W.
| Kidira Railway Bridge | ||
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| use | Railway bridge | |
| Convicted | Dakar-Niger Railway | |
| Crossing of | Falémé | |
| place | between Kidira and Diboli | |
| construction | Truss bridge | |
| overall length | approx. 170 m | |
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The railway bridge at Kidira is a truss bridge over the Falémé river , a tributary of Senegal , between the towns of Kidira in Senegal and Diboli in Mali . At km 644,640, the Dakar-Niger Railway crosses the river that marks the border between the states.
The track body rests on the supporting structure of the bridge construction. The span of the steel bridge is officially given as 150 meters. The steel frame over the seven bridge openings is supported by six stone pillars and the abutments at a distance of 19 meters . Together with the ramps of the bank zones, the total length of the bridge structure is almost 200 meters. The railway line across the bridge is single-track.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scandiaconsult International, December 2003: Evaluation of environnementale et sociale du secteur transport ferroviaire international sur l'axe Dakar – Bamako et de sa mise en concession , page 32 of the PDF file 10.8 MB
- ↑ Measure distance with Google Maps