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Bridges play a crucial role in connecting people and places, and in Africa, they tell stories of innovation and progress. From the 6th October Bridge in Egypt to the Maputo-Katembe Bridge in Mozambique, these structures are not just pathways over water; they bridge communities, enhance trade, and make travel easier for millions.

Here are the top 10 longest bridges in Africa.

1. 6th October bridge

The longest bridge in Africa is Egypt’s 6th October, located in Cairo, built along the River Nile and measuring 20.5 km. The bride was completed in 1996, with construction by the Egyptian company Arab Contractors taking 27 years.

The bridge, which is used to access the Cairo International Airport from the city, also forms an elevated highway and crosses the Nile twice from the west bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo.

2. Third Mainland Bridge

The second largest bridge in Africa is the Third Mainland Bridge, located in Lagos, Nigeria. It was in the number one spot in Africa until the 6th October Bridge was launched in 1996.

The Third Mainland Bridge was built in the late 1970s by Julius Berger and PGH Venture, which completed the project in multiple phases and opened it to the public in 1990.

The third mainland bridge connects Oworonshoki to the Apapa-Oshodi motorway and the Lagos-Ibadan expressrway. It finishes at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island after travelling 11.8 kilometres. There is also a connector halfway over the bridge that takes you to Herbert Macaulay Way in Yaba.

3. Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge

Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge is a 6.58-kilometre section of the 120-kilometre Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway and the third-largest bridge in Africa. It was completed in 2019.

The bridge was built in Nairobi National Park, and its average height from the ground is 18 meters, ranging from around 8 meters at the park’s northern entrance to 41 meters at the park’s southern departure.

4. Suez Canal Bridge

Other names for the Suez Canal Bridge include the Al Salam Bridge, the Mubarak Peace Bridge, the Egyptian-Japanese Friendship Bridge, and the Al Salam Peace Bridge.

The 3.9-kilometre bridge is the fourth-longest in Africa, a major project in Egypt that links the continents of Asia and Africa.

Construction began in 1995 with a consortium of firms, including Nippon Steel and Kajima Corporation, and was opened for use on October 9, 2009, six years later.

5. Mozambique Island Bridge

The Mozambique Island Bridge is the only bridge on its list that spans an ocean. It crosses the Indian Ocean to connect the Island of Mozambique (the former capital of Portuguese East Africa) to the Mainland.

The bridge was constructed in 1969 after a tender by the government of Mozambique and maintained by the National Road Administration. The bridge measures 3.39 km.

6. Dona Ana Bridge

The Dona Ana Bridge was different from others because it was constructed for rail transport by the Portuguese in 1934 to connect Malawi with the coal fields of Moatize and the port of Beira.

The bridge spanning the Zambezi River in Mozambique was the longest railway bridge in Africa, with 40 spans at the time of its construction.

7. Maputo-Katembe Bridge

The Maputo-Katembe Bridge, commonly known as the Maputo Bay Bridge, measures approximately 3.04 kilometres in length and is a suspension bridge in Mozambique that connects the capital city of Maputo on the northern side and the district of Katembe on the southern bank.

The construction work on the bridge began in 2014 by the Chinese China Road and Bridge Corporation, financed by loans from the Chinese Exim Bank, and the bridge officially opened on 10 November 2018.

8. Chora Super Major Bridge

The Chora Super Major Bridge, which was completed in 2019, is the 8th largest bridge in Africa and the second longest in Kenya, and it connects the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway.

9. Athi River Super Bridge

The Athi River Super Bridge is the longest bridge on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway and was completed in 2018. It is the sixth-longest bridge in Africa and the second-longest railway bridge, surpassing the Dona Ana Bridge at the time of its construction.

It is part of Kenya’s standard gauge railway and ranks 9th in Africa’s 10 longest bridges.

10. Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge

The Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge is a 52-foot-wide box-girder bridge in Mozambique that connects Sofala and Zambezia provinces. The bridge was built in the late 2000s and inaugurated on August 1, 2009, to replace ferries with road connectivity and was named after former president Armando Guebuza.

The construction of the bridge cost $72 million, took four years, and it is currently open to most vehicles with a toll; it ranks 10th in Africa’s 10 longest bridges.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/top-10-longest-bridges-in-africa/

Some people were born and bred with bitterness.

Third mainland bridge is located in Lagos.

Because of this location, watch how bitter people start scooping the Internet searching for none existent information about bridges.

At the end of the day, they will post pictures of a hypothetical bridge in one hypothetical Republic of Rhetodepecoldia. Whichever country bears that name.

Lol

What about the bridges on river niger?

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Damnnn niggar

Say 'hi' and click like if you have ever crossed any of the bridges in your life.

Chimarto:
What about the bridges on river niger?

As expected, must your region have it all. Carry 3rd mainland bridge to your region

Richtaiwo:
Some people were born and bred with bitterness.

Third mainland bridge is located in Lagos.

Because of this location, watch how bitter people start scooping the Internet searching for none existent information about bridges.

At the end of the day, they will post pictures of a hypothetical bridge in one hypothetical Republic of Rhetodepecoldia. Whichever country bears that name.

calm down no be everything be tribal war

South Africa is so developed

Oga try dey correct your English there is difference between large and long Gerrit

Noted.

Dear seun

I don't know and if there's any, (point me to one) if there is, the reason why nairaland won't allow the posting of more than 4 pictures in a day

Members like explorer with the nature of his threads will be highly disappointed when they come back from their sabbatical.

Lanre1st:
As expected, must your region have it all. Carry 3rd mainland bridge to your region

Tribal sentiment loading.Third mainland bridge is the glory of us all irrespective of your region.

Great100000:
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/11/top-10-longest-bridges-in-africa/

The Fourth Mainland Bridge is a 38km-long bridge project by the Lagos State Government, It will be the longest in Africa when completed.
Invest in Lagos today.

Richtaiwo:
Some people were born and bred with bitterness.

Third mainland bridge is located in Lagos.

Because of this location, watch how bitter people start scooping the Internet searching for none existent information about bridges.

At the end of the day, they will post pictures of a hypothetical bridge in one hypothetical Republic of Rhetodepecoldia. Whichever country bears that name.

Are you a human being?

Next is the longest super highways in Africa

Ok

Na bridge we go chop

Richtaiwo:
Some people were born and bred with bitterness.

Third mainland bridge is located in Lagos.

Because of this location, watch how bitter people start scooping the Internet searching for none existent information about bridges.

At the end of the day, they will post pictures of a hypothetical bridge in one hypothetical Republic of Rhetodepecoldia. Whichever country bears that name.

You're sick

Lanre1st:
As expected, must your region have it all. Carry 3rd mainland bridge to your region

that question as never get to this point of your view

I Thought it Was Tinubu Who Built Lagos that Constructed 3rd Mainland Bridge.
Mumu Useless Man Who Claim He Built Lagos Has Destroyed Everything About Nigeria

armyjassy101:
Oga try dey correct your English there is difference between large and long Gerrit

I think what that meant is

Looking at the bridge from the top, the width it covers ( from oworoshoki, links to apapa, links yaba), you will notice it is actually the largest, because of the amount of space it covers

Unlike the others that are just linear

Third mainland bridge opened to the public in the year 1990? As at 1991, third mainland bridge was still under construction ( thou final phases).

Richtaiwo:
Some people were born and bred with bitterness.

Third mainland bridge is located in Lagos.

Because of this location, watch how bitter people start scooping the Internet searching for none existent information about bridges.

At the end of the day, they will post pictures of a hypothetical bridge in one hypothetical Republic of Rhetodepecoldia. Whichever country bears that name.

See how you disgraced your entire family.