Houphouët-Boigny Bridge
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, each thus resulting a total length of 372 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Ivory Coast
- Also known as: “Pont Houphouet-Boigny” and “Pont Houphouët-Boigny”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium and Second Abidjan Bridge.
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Zenman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium is situated 2 km north of Houphouët-Boigny Bridge.
Second Abidjan Bridge
Bridge
Second Abidjan Bridge is a road bridge over the Ébrié Lagoon which links the two halves of the city of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. The structure is a girder bridge, hollow box bridge with ten spans, two spans of 35 m and eight spans of 58 m each thus resulting a total length of 592 m. Second Abidjan Bridge is situated 1 km east of Houphouët-Boigny Bridge.
Embassy of France
Garden
Embassy of France is a garden, which is situated 1½ km north of Houphouët-Boigny Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abidjan and Treichville.
Abidjan
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Serving as the capital from 1933 until 1983, Abidjan is the biggest and most important city of Cote d'Ivoire. With a population of around 4,000,000 people, it is the second largest city in West Africa after Lagos and has historically been the economic power base of the region.
Treichville
Suburb
Treichville is a neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. Treichville is one of four communes of Abidjan that are entirely south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Port-Bouët, Koumassi, and Marcory.
Le Plateau
Suburb
Photo: Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plateau is the central business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. The Plateau is surrounded by the municipality of Yopougon to the west, to the south by the Ébrié Lagoon.
Houphouët-Boigny Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Abidjan Autonomous District, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.31206° or 5° 18′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.01931° or 4° 1′ 10″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
6CQQ8X6J+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 307221090OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Houphouët-Boigny Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “烏弗埃-博瓦尼大橋”
- Dutch: “Houphouët-Boigny Bridge”
- French: “Pont Félix Houphouet-Boigny”
- French: “pont Félix-Houphouët-Boigny”
- French: “Pont Félix-Houphouët-Boigny”
- Polish: “Most Félix-Houphouët-Boigny”
- Spanish: “puente Félix-Houphouët-Boigny”
- Spanish: “Puente Félix-Houphouët-Boigny”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cité policière de Treichville and Quai Fruitier (QB1 – QB2).
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Houphouët-Boigny Bridge”. Photo: Axe, CC BY-SA 3.0.