Faidherbe Bridge
Faidherbe Bridge is a road bridge over the Senegal River which links the island of the city of Saint-Louis in Senegal to the African mainland. The metal bridge is 507.35 m long and 10.5 m wide, weighing 1,500 t.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: road bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Also known as: “Pont Faidherbe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Louis Cathedral and Gare de Saint-Louis, Sénégal.
St. Louis Cathedral
Church
Photo: LamourYves, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St. Louis, located in Saint-Louis, Senegal, is the seat of the Diocese of St-Louis du Sénégal. The nineteenth-century cathedral church is located on the place d'armes in the southern district of Saint-Louis Island. St. Louis Cathedral is situated 380 metres west of Faidherbe Bridge.
Gare de Saint-Louis, Sénégal
Railway stop
Photo: HaguardDuNord, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Saint-Louis, Sénégal is a railway stop, which is situated 340 metres east of Faidherbe Bridge.
Ecole Emile Sarr
School
Photo: Ventdelouest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ecole Emile Sarr is a school, which is situated 570 metres northwest of Faidherbe Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Louis.
Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis is a city and a world heritage site on the Grande Cote in Northern Senegal, at the mouth of Senegal River which serves as the border with Mauritania. With some 254,000 inhabitants, it's the country's eighth largest city.
Faidherbe Bridge
- Categories: swing bridge, road bridge, arch bridge, and transportation
- Location: Saint-Louis Region, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Faidherbe Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر فيدارب (سانت لويس)”
- Basque: “Faidherbe zubia”
- French: “pont Faidherbe”
- French: “Pont Faidherbe”
- German: “Pont Faidherbe”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Faidherbe Bridge”
- Hausa: “Gada na Faidherbe”
- Hebrew: “גשר פדרב”
- Italian: “Ponte Faidherbe”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Faidherbe”
- Romanian: “Podul Faidherbe”
- Romanian: “Podul freidharbe”
- Slovenian: “Faidherbeov most”
- Spanish: “puente Faidherbe”
- Spanish: “Puente Faidherbe”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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