#Fact about the lagos 3rd mainland bridge.


  1. The Third-Mainland Bridge is one of the three bridges linking Lagos Island to the mainland.
  2. It was named Third-Mainland Bridge because it is the third of the three bridges that connects Lagos Island with the Mainland – the other two being the Eko and Carter Bridges.
  3. The Third-Mainland Bridge is the longest of the three bridges
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  4. The Third-Mainland bridge starts from Oworonshoki which is linked to the Apapa-Oshodi expressway and Lagos-Ibadan expressway, and ends at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos Island.
  5. The completion of the abandoned Third-Mainland Bridge was a collaborative effort of the Gen. Babangida-led Federal government and the Raji-Rasaki-led Lagos state government.
  6. Renowned engineering firm, Julius Berger, constructed the Third-Mainland Bridge.
  7. The then Nigerian Head-of-State, General Ibrahim Babangida, commissioned the Bridge on his birthday – 17th August,1990.
  8. The Third-Mainland Bridge has a total length of 11.8 km.
  9. The Third-Mainland Bridge was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the 20.5 km long “6th October Bridge” located in Cairo, Egypt was completed in 1996.
  10. The Third-Mainland Bridge is the longest Bridge longest in West Africa.
  11. The official name of the bridge is “Ibrahim Babangida Bridge#Historyisourpride

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