Major bridges
edit| Image | Name | Span | Length (m / ft) | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Mainland Bridge | 11,800 m (38,700 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | 1990 | Lagos Somolu - Lagos Mainland - Lagos Island 6°30′12″N 3°24′9.9″E / 6.50333°N 3.402750°E | Lagos State | [S 1] [1] | |||
| Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge | 1,358 m (4,455 ft) | Cable-stayed | Alexander Avenue Admiralty Way Five Cowries Creek | 2013 | Lagos Ibeju-Lekki - Ikoyi 6°26′59.8″N 3°27′9.5″E / 6.449944°N 3.452639°E | Lagos State | [S 2] | ||
| River Niger Bridge | Truss Steel | Asaba-Agbor Highway A232 Niger River | 1965 | Onitsha 6°8′2″N 6°45′36.1″E / 6.13389°N 6.760028°E | Anambra State | [S 3] | |||
| Second Niger bridge | Box girder Prestressed concrete | 2022 (est.) | Onitsha 6°7′17″N 6°45′17″E / 6.12139°N 6.75472°E | Anambra State | [S 4] | ||||
| Yola Bridge | Beam Prestressed concrete | Numan Road A13 Benue River | Yola 9°17′23.4″N 12°27′56.2″E / 9.289833°N 12.465611°E | Adamawa State | |||||
| Jebba Railway Bridge | Truss Steel | Lagos-Kano Railway Niger River | 1916 | Jebba 9°9′14″N 4°48′43″E / 9.15389°N 4.81194°E | Kwara State Niger State |
References
edit- Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
- Other references
- ↑ "Longest Bridge in Africa Strengthened using GEWI® Bars". dywidag-systems.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.