Nkwene Eswatini

Bridge Name: Masongwane

People Served: 2500
Span: 86 meters
Partner Chapter: Penn State

 

Drone view of 15+ person fire-line
Drone view of people standing in the river laying cable
Group photo of travel team members from both universities
Travel team members on completed bridge
Photo of community members and travel team at night
Cable being dragged across river by 20+ people
Site foreman writing the date in the ramp concrete cap
Travel members at government celebration in traditional dress
Mason standing on bridge assessing the suspenders
Community members carrying sticks and other items across the river, with the water coming up to their waist
Another view of Community members carrying sticks and other items across the river, with the water coming up to their waist
Local kids and Josh
Completed bridge at sunset
Masons and travel team members laying decking
Sean and Banale at government hoedown
Brendan and community member mixing concrete
Sag setting
Community gathering
Completed tower surrounded by piles of materials
Anchor cage
Marlin and Josh posing under travel team doing work pushing cross beams out
Mason bending suspender loop
Picture of river before anything is built
Cows by anchor pit
Line of traditional homesteads
Nina with local children
Anchor cage being moved into excavation
Another angle of Anchor cage being moved into excavation
Masons laying brick for tower
Low angle of completed bridge
Traditional healer people doing traditional dance
Ramp wall excavations and nearly completed tiers
10 people hoisting cable
Birds eye view of cable being dragged across river
Cable cutting weekend
CU + PSU + UVA Student Teams
RHS Abutment
Nearly complete bridge