Mesurado River
Mesurado River is a river of Liberia. It flows through the capital of Monrovia and is crossed by the People's Bridge, built in the 1970s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Liberian National Museum and Gabriel Tucker Bridge.
Liberian National Museum
Museum
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The National Museum of Liberia is a national museum in Monrovia, Liberia. Initially housed in the First Executive Mansion on Ashmun Street of the city which is now used as a library, it was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1958 under the administration of Liberia's 18th President, Dr William V.S.
Gabriel Tucker Bridge
Bridge
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The Gabriel Tucker Bridge formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the Mesurado River in Monrovia, Liberia. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction.
Embassy of the United States, Monrovia
Government office
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Embassy of the United States, Monrovia is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clara Town and West Point.
Clara Town
Suburb
Clara Town is a slum located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. It is built upon a swamp. Clara Town was one of several ethnic communes that was squatted in the outskirts of Monrovia.
West Point
Suburb
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West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers.
Monrovia
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Monrovia is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in Liberia. The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun.
Mesurado River
- Type: Tidal creek
- Description: river in Liberia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Mesurado River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Mesurado River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Mesurado”
- Chinese: “梅苏拉多河”
- Chinese: “梅蘇拉多河”
- Croatian: “Mesurado”
- Danish: “Mesuradofloden”
- Dutch: “Mesurado River”
- French: “Mesurado River”
- Fulah: “Fedde Mesurado”
- German: “Mesurado River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Mesurado”
- Irish: “Abhainn Mesurado”
- Italian: “Mesurado”
- Japanese: “メスアルド川”
- Japanese: “メスラド川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mesurado”
- Ukrainian: “Месурадо”
- Welsh: “Afon Mesurado”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Westpoint and Vai Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Providence Island and Monrovia Bay.
Liberia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Monrovia, Buchanan, Harper, and Robertsport.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mesurado River”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.