 On the Bridge | |
| Carries | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Span range | 592 m |
| Material | Precast prestressed concrete |
| Movable | no |
| Design effort | Boussiron |
| Falsework required | No |
Second Abidjan Bridge is a road bridge over the Ébrié Lagoon which links the two halves of the city of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.
The structure is a girder bridge, hollow box bridge with ten spans, two spans of 35 m and eight spans of 58 m [1] each thus resulting a total length of 592 m.
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