Adomi Bridge

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Adomi Bridge
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Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku
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Carries All forms of Vehicle
Crosses Volta River
Locale Atimpoku, Eastern Region, Ghana
Official name Adomi Bridge
Characteristics
Design William Brown
Total length 334 m (1,096 ft)
History
Opened 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
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Adomi Bridge is a bridge located in Ghana in West Africa. It spans the Volta River that drains into the Gulf of Guinea, south of the Akosombo Dam.

It is a two-hinged steel arch bridge with a deck suspended by cables.[1] It was designed in 1956 and completed in 1957 by William Brown, of the engineers Freeman Fox & Partners.

Route to the bridge

The Adomi bridge is located in Atimpoku in the Eastern Region of Ghana which is located along the Volta River. It is accessible from any part of Ghana. A trip from the north of Ghana and one will have to go through the eastern corridor and finally use the Adomi Bridge. Accra the capital of Ghana is about 130 kilometres from Atimpoku and Tema is also 100 kilometres away.[2]

Maintenance works

  • 2014 : The bridge has been closed to traffic on 10 March 2014 till 2016 for repair works.[3]

References

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