silver crescent arch bridge with deck suspended from arch
Total length
334 m (1,096 ft)
Width
11.9 m (39 ft)
Longest span
245 m (804 ft)
History
Designer
Sir William Halcrow & Partners
Contracted lead designer
William Brown of Freeman Fox & Partners
Constructed by
Dorman Long (Bridge and Engineering) Ltd
Fabrication by
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction start
March 1955
Construction end
January 1957
Construction cost
682 thousand British pounds
Opened
25 January 1957; 67 years ago (25 January 1957)
Statistics
Daily traffic
2 lanes of vehicular traffic
Location
The Adomi Bridge (originally the Volta Bridge) is a latticed steel arch suspension bridge crossing the Volta River at Atimpoku in Ghana in West Africa. It is the first permanent bridge to span the Volta River, which drains south into the Gulf of Guinea, and is Ghana's longest suspension bridge. It provides the main road passage, just south of the Akosombo Dam, between the Eastern Region and the Volta Region of Ghana. It was opened in 1957 by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president. The iconic crescent-shaped arch bridge is featured in Ghanaian stamps and currency.
The AdomiBridge (originally the Volta Bridge) is a latticed steel arch suspension bridge crossing the Volta River at Atimpoku in Ghana in West Africa...
of the construction of the AdomiBridge in January 1957. In 2014, it experienced very heavy traffic while the AdomiBridge was closed to traffic for repairs...
Akans, Ewe, Krobo and other ethnic groups. Akosombo is north of the AdomiBridge at Atimpoku, which is a 3 to 5 minute drive away. The Ghanaian town of...
Lake Volta view of Lake Volta and Adomibridge Lake Volta Lake Volta in Ghana Location Ghana, West Africa Coordinates 6°30′N 0°0′E / 6.500°N 0.000°E...
according to one victim. Africa portal Water portal Renewable energy portal AdomiBridge Bui Dam "Akosombo Dam could serve Ghana for another 50 years if well...
Dorman Long & Co was a UK steel producer, later diversifying into bridge building. The company was once listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company...
the location of the AdomiBridge (originally the Volta Bridge), Ghana's longest suspension bridge and the first permanent bridge to span the Volta River...
Fox and Partners included the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932), the AdomiBridge (1957) and the Erskine Bridge (1971). "Nine new letters that will change The...
45 feet (14 m) below Lake Volta. The Volta River is crossed by the Adome Bridge just below the Akosombo Dam. The Akwamu people who once built a kingdom...
P.; Widmann, M. (September 2015). Rehabilitation of the AdomiBridge in Ghana. Steel Bridges: Innovation & New Challenges. ResearchGate. Istanbul. Scott...
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