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The construction site of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, circa 1970/1980s.

The bridge was conceived as a multi-phase project, initiated in the 1970s to ease growing traffic congestion between Lagos Island and the mainland. At nearly 11.8 kilometres in length, it was designed to be the longest bridge in Africa at the time, a landmark of Nigeria’s infrastructural ambition.

The contract for the first phase, covering the stretch from Lagos Island to Ebute Metta, was awarded in the mid-1970s and executed by a PGH consortium of Italian contractors that included Impresit Girola and Borini & Prono, with Trevi providing specialist piling works to contend with the deep and shifting lagoon bed.

Built largely of pre-stressed reinforced concrete viaducts on piles sunk as deep as 36–54 metres, this phase was completed around 1980 and commissioned during the administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari.

By the late 1980s, construction had advanced into the second phase, extending the carriageway to Oworonshoki. This stage was undertaken by Julius Berger and other contractors.

The bridge was opened to traffic in stages and formally completed and commissioned in 1990 under the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.

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On September 30, 1980, as part of Nigeria’s 20th Independence anniversary celebrations, President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari of blessed memory declared open the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

Designed to ease the mounting traffic between the mainland and the island, the £122 million project became a new landmark in Lagos, linking the city across the lagoon with six wide lanes and an emergency shoulder.

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A ride on the 3rd Lagos Mainland Bridge anytime and anyday especially when sloping towards the Ebutte Meta axis is always an awesome adventure with fun and awe of this architectural wonder by Julius Berger.

-1st Lagos Mainland Bridge also know as the Carter Bridge. Spans from the Otto Ijora area to Adeniji Adiele-Idumota end of the Lagos Island. Built by the government of the colonial Era Nigeria

-2nd Lagos Mainland Bridge known as the Eko Bridge. Spans from Constaine to Isale Eko.

-3rd Lagos Mainland Bridge as depicted above. Partly built by the governments of General Yakubu Gowon, Shehu Shagari and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.

-4th Lagos Mainland Bridge being proposed under the current Lagos State government

Beautiful edifices. When accountability was priority.
Meanwhile, Nice to hear all three bridges were all developed by the nation and not Lagos state government as some people claim.
Reason some people call it no man's land (not by ownership)

I wish the 4th Mainland bridge will come to reality.

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A ride on the 3rd Lagos Mainland Bridge anytime and anyday especially when sloping towards the Ebutte Meta axis is always an awesome adventure with fun and awe of this architectural wonder by Julius Berger.



LoL, calling a basic bridge an architectural wonder is wild

The most senseless project Nigeria ever under took, a product of having more money than sense caused by oil flow.

Y build a bridge to run from island to ikeja, when u can build roads that will serve all the areas on that route?


Makes absolutely no sense

Mabuggi88:
Nice to hear it was all develop by the nation and not Lagos state government

Ara bush, wetin do FG wey Lagos state go help them do thai kain project. Lagos sha dey vex all of una.

Lagos and bridges......no wonder this guy said he didn't come to Lagos to count bridges and flyovers ....lols 😂😂😂

This country should be netflix, as na Pablo dey run the country, everything funds is taken without remours.

The thing is i pray this man win 2027 election because some people learn their lessons the harder way.

When children begin to question their father or get insults and extend immoral attitude to their parents and grandparents, there and then, they will know they actually messed up.

Military regime could do this. Now we are in a democracy where leaders collect billions to be giving excuses and some people are cheering them on

You can see Molue, well represented. See the inbound to Lagos Island traffic, no be today

The work of Julius Berger the infamous bridge boys…

YeyeGbami:
Ara bush, wetin do FG wey Lagos state go help them do thai kain project. Lagos sha dey vex all of una.

Na why they said Lagos State is a no man's land, but you will begin to break bottles on hearing that ......

Imagine building a bridge from Lagos island to Delta state on the sea, to cut off all the people on land.


That is wat they did here.

Mabuggi88:
Nice to hear all three bridges were all developed by the nation and not Lagos state government as some people claim

So what, u want to claim the bridge is no man's bridge again?

omoredia:
Military regime could do this. Now we are in a democracy where leaders collect billions to be giving excuses and some people are cheering them on

Did you watch the video? athat was Alhaji Sheu Shagari commissioning the bridge in 1980. IBB only handled the Unilag-Oworoshoki end

ArcSEMPECJ:
Na why they said Lagos State is a no man's land, but you will begin to break bottles on hearing that ......

Kini n wi? As FG don build Niger bridge, dat makes the state no man's land? Kan si dokita re o.

If they leave some supporters, they will say it was jagaban that built it they same way they said he built the state.

I did not want to mention his name make bot no ban me

Lifestone:
Did you watch the video? athat was Alhaji Sheu Shagari commissioning the bridge in 1980. IBB only handled the Unilag-Oworoshoki end

I'm afraid they just wasted Nigeria resources.


Imagine the multiple roads and flyover that people living on land could have benefited instead of the suicide the bridge is now used for.

Our leaders are very wasteful, just like Tinubu coastal road.

wen we already have road in disrepair.

Racoon:
-1st Lagos Mainland Bridge also know as the Carter Bridge. Spans from the Otto Ijora area to Adeniji Adiele-Idumota end of the Lagos Island. Built by the government of the colonial Era Nigeria

-2nd Lagos Mainland Bridge known as the Eko Bridge. Spans from Constaine to Isale Eko.

-3rd Lagos Mainland Bridge as depicted above. Partly built by the governments of General Yakubu Gowon, Shehu Shagari and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.

-4th Lagos Mainland Bridge being proposed under the current Lagos State government

I thought Eko Bridge came before Carter Bridge?

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tunjion:
The most senseless project Nigeria ever under took, a product of having more money than sense caused by oil flow.

Y build a bridge to run from island to ikeja, when u can build roads that will serve all the areas on that route?


Makes absolutely no sense

The bridge crosses the lagoon - a body of water. How do you build a road over a large body of water like the lagoon? Obviously a bridge is needed for easy commute between the mainland and the island in Lagos.

Its either only through bridges, underground tunnels, boats, ferries or airlines - planes, helicopter s etc. the bridge is the most convenient practice.

Its a standard practice all over the world, unless the mainland and the island in Lagos want to continue using boats and ferries before the bridge was commissioned.

Without opening the thread

I know say na Racoon go post am.

Nice historian
Warped political analyst

Well not everyone is completely off

JuanDeDios:
I thought Eko Bridge came before Carter Bridge?

Nope! Carter Bridge has long been in existence before the Eko Bridge came to being. I guess the Eko Bridge was built and commissioned by General Yakubu Gowon

Transport cost from the Island using the 3rd Mainland bride to Ikeja then was N4.

I think it's 1,200 today.

MemoriesAndMe:
The bridge crosses the lagoon - a body of water. How do you build a road over water? Its a standard practice all over the world, unless the mainland and the island in Lagos want to continue using boats and ferries before the bridge was commissioned.

I wonder what that fella was talking about. How do some people reason this way in a 21st century world is mind boggling.

The igbos really tried building that bridge, thanks to them we would have been using canoe