722 m- long with a main span of 520 m, built in 1983, crosses the river just south of Matadi, carrying the main road linking Kinshasa to the coast. After passing through Matadi and over the bridge, it continues to Boma, Muanda and Banana. Although built as a mixed rail and road bridge, no rail line is now operating over the bridge. Matadi is the port railhead for the 366 km long Matadi-Kinshasa Railway, constructed to bypass the rapids on the river upstream. A monument to the builders of the railway stands on a nearby hill. A power station on the M'pozo River supplies power to Matadi. Port The maximum draft of the port is 8.2m. The Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo maintains one operational command at the port. Media La Cité africaine de Matadi is a newspaper published in French in Matadi. Gallery See also Lake Chad replenishment project Waterway References External links Description of Matadi Populated places in Kongo Central Populated places established in 1879 Library of Congress Africa Collection related 1879 establishments in Africa