Rewa Bridge

The Rewa Bridge is a four lane concrete girder road bridge over the Rewa River joining Suva and Nausori in Fiji. The bridge has a length of 425 metres (1,394 ft), comprising seven internal spans of 49.5 m and end spans of 39.25 m. It is the longest bridge in Fiji and the longest bridge of its type in the South Pacific.[1]

The bridge was funded by a partnership between the European Union and the government of Fiji and was constructed by Fletcher Construction for the government of Fiji between October 2003 and August 2006 for a cost of FJ$29.7 million.[2]

Old Rewa Bridge

The new Rewa bridge replaces a 60-year-old structurally unsound steel bridge.[2] As of 2011, the old Rewa bridge is still in existence. There has been a proposal put forward by the Nausori Town Council to use the old bridge as flea market.[3] However, in 2011, the Fijian ministry of works set aside FJ$1 million in order to dismantle the bridge in order so that the materials can be used for other bridges in the country.[4]

References
  1. "The construction of the New Rewa River Bridge, Nausori, Fiji". The Structural Engineer. The Institution of Structuural Engineers. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. "Rewa Bridge". Fletcher Construction Website. Fletcher Construction. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. "Council holds plans for old Rewa Bridge". The Fiji Times Online. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. "$1m to dismantle bridge". The Fiji Times Online. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.


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