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Houphouët-Boigny Bridge

Coordinates: 5°18′43.5″N 4°1′9.5″W / 5.312083°N 4.019306°W / 5.312083; -4.019306
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Houphouët-Boigny Bridge
CarriesVehicles, Trains
Span range372 m
MaterialPrecast prestressed concrete
Movableno
Design effortBoussiron
Falsework requiredNo

Houphouët-Boigny Bridge is a road and rail bridge over the Ébrié Lagoon which links the two halves of the city of Abidjan in Ivory Coast.

The structure is a girder bridge, hollow box, double deck bridge with eight spans of 46.5 m (153 ft),[1] each thus resulting a total length of 372 m (1,220 ft).

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5°18′43.5″N 4°1′9.5″W / 5.312083°N 4.019306°W / 5.312083; -4.019306