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Berga Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 026

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Location: Oromia Province, Ejere Wereda, near Addis Alem & Berga, Ethiopia
Ethiopia Sponsors: Helvetas provided the technical support, the Berga Wereda provided the labor and materials, and the Oromia Rural Roads Authority and Bridges to Prosperity provided the cable.

River: Berga
Population Served by Bridge: 20,000
Bridge Name: Berga Suspended Bridge
Bridge Span: 36 meter span (118 feet)
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Bridge Completion Date: August 2006

Bridge Story: This bridge was started and finished in just one month! The Oromia Rural Roads Authority Engineer was fully trained on this bridge by Helvetas.

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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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