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Batu Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 016

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Location: Ethiopia , Oromia State, Chilalo zone (Rift Valley)
Bridge Sponsor: Italian Development Corporation, Arsi and Bale projects (ABRDP)
Local Community Sponsors: Zuway Dugda Woreda
Trainees: Oromia Rural Roads Authority

Bridge Name: Batu
River Name: Batu
Bridge Span: 80 meters/262 feet
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Population Served by Bridge: 3,000 in immediate vicinity; 10,000 in larger vicinity
Bridge Completion Date: July 2006

Bridge Story: A high priority crossing for this zone, this bridge is part of a larger plan to develop this area economically. Located just 100 meters downstream, is a new irrigation project which will greatly increase crop yields one side of the river. The bridge will allow the produce to get to market, and well as serve the communities on either side.

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Google Earth view of Project LocationProject # 016 - Batu Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
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Mission Statement. Bridges To Prosperity is a volunteer based charity that seeks to empower poor African, Asian and South American rural communities through footbridge building, thereby advancing personal responsibility, community public works, economic prosperity, and access to schools, clinics, jobs, and markets.

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