Major bridges

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Third Mainland Bridge11,800 m (38,700 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
E1
Lagos Lagoon
1990Lagos
Somolu - Lagos Mainland - Lagos Island
6°30′12″N 3°24′9.9″E / 6.50333°N 3.402750°E / 6.50333; 3.402750 (Third Mainland Bridge)		Lagos State[S 1]
[1]
2Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge1,358 m (4,455 ft)Cable-stayed
Alexander Avenue
Admiralty Way
Five Cowries Creek
2013Lagos
Ibeju-Lekki - Ikoyi
6°26′59.8″N 3°27′9.5″E / 6.449944°N 3.452639°E / 6.449944; 3.452639 (Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge)		Lagos State[S 2]
3River Niger BridgeTruss
Steel
Asaba-Agbor Highway A232
Niger River
1965Onitsha
6°8′2″N 6°45′36.1″E / 6.13389°N 6.760028°E / 6.13389; 6.760028 (River Niger Bridge (Onitsha))		Anambra State[S 3]
4Second Niger bridgeBox girder
Prestressed concrete

Niger River
2022 (est.)Onitsha
6°7′17″N 6°45′17″E / 6.12139°N 6.75472°E / 6.12139; 6.75472 (Second Niger Bridge (Onitsha))		Anambra State[S 4]
5Yola BridgeBeam
Prestressed concrete
Numan Road A13
Benue River
Yola
9°17′23.4″N 12°27′56.2″E / 9.289833°N 12.465611°E / 9.289833; 12.465611 (Yola Bridge)		Adamawa State

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ↑ "Third Mainland Bridge".
  2. ↑ "Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge".
  3. ↑ "Onitsha Bridge".
  4. ↑ "Second Niger Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ↑ "Longest Bridge in Africa Strengthened using GEWI® Bars". dywidag-systems.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.

See also

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