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 {{convert|425|m}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=The construction of the New Rewa River Bridge, Nausori, Fiji|url=https://www.istructe.org/journal/volumes/volume-85-(published-in-2007)/issue-10/the-construction-of-the-new-rewa-river-bridge,-nau/ |work=The Structural Engineer|publisher=The Institution of Structuural Engineers |access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref>

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.<ref name="fletcher">{{cite web|title=Rewa Bridge|url=http://www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz/project.php?project_id=182|work=Fletcher Construction Website|publisher=Fletcher Construction|accessdate=24 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192706/http://www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz/project.php?project_id=182|archivedate=24 July 2011}}</ref>

==Old Rewa Bridge==

The new Rewa bridge replaced a 60-year-old structurally unsound steel bridge.<ref name=fletcher /> As of 2011, the old Rewa bridge was still in existence. A proposal was floated by the Nausori Town Council to use the old bridge as flea market.<ref>{{cite news|title=Council holds plans for old Rewa Bridge|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=106502|accessdate=28 November 2011|newspaper=The Fiji Times Online|date=18 November 2008}}</ref> However, in 2011, the Fijian Ministry of Works allocated FJ$1{{nbsp}}million in order to dismantle the bridge so that the materials could be used for other bridges in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=$1m to dismantle bridge|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=151039|accessdate=28 November 2011|newspaper=The Fiji Times Online|date=1 July 2011}}</ref>

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Category:Bridges completed in 2006 Category:Bridges in Fiji Category:Road bridges