Bushrod Island
Bushrod Island is a suburb in Montserrado County, Liberia. Bushrod Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Sayon Town, as well as near the neighborhood Jamaica Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gabriel Tucker Bridge.
Gabriel Tucker Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Gabriel Tucker Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bushrod Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Georgia and New Kru Town.
New Georgia
Suburb
New Georgia is a township in Montserrado County, Liberia that was first settled by Africans who had been taken from slave ships that were seized or wrecked near the United States, then sent to Liberia after several years had passed. New Georgia is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bushrod Island.
New Kru Town
Suburb
New Kru Town is a northwestern coastal suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. New Kru Town is situated 1½ miles north of Bushrod Island.
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. Clara Town is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bushrod Island.
Bushrod Island
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Bushrod” and “Logan Town”
- Category: locality
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.35° or 6° 21′ northLongitude
-10.78333° or 10° 47′ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
6CRF86X8+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3096453693OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2275341
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Bushrod Island” goes by many names.
- French: “Île Bushrod”
- German: “Bushrod Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Bushrod”
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