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henri+konan+bédié+bridge Latitude and Longitude:

5°18′41″N 3°58′47″W / 5.3113°N 3.9796°W / 5.3113; -3.9796
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Henri Konan Bédié Bridge
Panorama of the Henri Konan Bédié Bridge
Coordinates 5°19′19″N 3°58′50″W / 5.32201°N 3.98061°W / 5.32201; -3.98061
LocaleAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Characteristics
Design Box girder bridge
Total length1500 m
History
Opened2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Statistics
TollYes
Location

Henri Konan Bédié Bridge, also known as the HKB Bridge or Third Bridge, is a road bridge and expressway linking the north and south of Abidjan. The 1.5 km (0.93 mi) viaduct crosses the Ébrié Lagoon connecting the districts of Cocody and Marcory.

Built, financed and operated as a Public-private partnership, the toll bridge is the third major road crossing of the Ebrié lagoon and was designed to reduce congestion on its two predecessors, the Houphouët-Boigny Bridge and the Charles de Gaulle Bridge, constructed in the 1950s and 1960s respectively. [1]

History

The bridge was featured in development plans for Abidjan as far back as 1952. In 1997 the Ivorian government signed a concession agreement with a consortium headed by the Bouygues Group for the construction and operation of the bridge and associated expressway project. Due to political instability, major work on the project only got underway in 2011. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Bouygues Construction Press Release" (PDF). www.bouygues-construction.com. Bouygues Construction. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Henri Konan Bédié Bridge, a masterpiece in the heart of Abidjan". www.afdb.org. African Development Bank. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

5°18′41″N 3°58′47″W / 5.3113°N 3.9796°W / 5.3113; -3.9796


henri+konan+bédié+bridge Latitude and Longitude:

5°18′41″N 3°58′47″W / 5.3113°N 3.9796°W / 5.3113; -3.9796
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henri Konan Bédié Bridge
Panorama of the Henri Konan Bédié Bridge
Coordinates 5°19′19″N 3°58′50″W / 5.32201°N 3.98061°W / 5.32201; -3.98061
LocaleAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Characteristics
Design Box girder bridge
Total length1500 m
History
Opened2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Statistics
TollYes
Location

Henri Konan Bédié Bridge, also known as the HKB Bridge or Third Bridge, is a road bridge and expressway linking the north and south of Abidjan. The 1.5 km (0.93 mi) viaduct crosses the Ébrié Lagoon connecting the districts of Cocody and Marcory.

Built, financed and operated as a Public-private partnership, the toll bridge is the third major road crossing of the Ebrié lagoon and was designed to reduce congestion on its two predecessors, the Houphouët-Boigny Bridge and the Charles de Gaulle Bridge, constructed in the 1950s and 1960s respectively. [1]

History

The bridge was featured in development plans for Abidjan as far back as 1952. In 1997 the Ivorian government signed a concession agreement with a consortium headed by the Bouygues Group for the construction and operation of the bridge and associated expressway project. Due to political instability, major work on the project only got underway in 2011. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Bouygues Construction Press Release" (PDF). www.bouygues-construction.com. Bouygues Construction. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Henri Konan Bédié Bridge, a masterpiece in the heart of Abidjan". www.afdb.org. African Development Bank. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

5°18′41″N 3°58′47″W / 5.3113°N 3.9796°W / 5.3113; -3.9796


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