The Rivière des Pluies is a river on the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...
island of
Réunion. It flows to the sea on the island's northern shore, between the communes of
Saint-Denis and
Sainte-Marie. It is long.
It gives its name to a district of Sainte-Marie that overlooks the river, and is inhabited by many people working in the capital.
River crossings
Rivière des Pluies is crossed by five bridges, from upstream to downstream.
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*A bridge carrying a water supply canal.
*Desbassyns bridge, a road bridge carrying the main road 45.
*The Pont Neuf, a road bridge carrying the highway 102.
*A road bridge on Route Nationale 6, the most recent.
*A road bridge on the highway 2.
References
Rivers of Réunion
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Rivers of France
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