Location: Benue River, Nigeria
The Loko-Oweto bridges are located over the Benue River in the southern region of Nigeria.
This pair of bridges have a total length of approximately 1835m and are a build up of 20 typical, 85m long interior spans and two 67m long end spans.
They were designed with reinforced concrete segments and constructed using a form traveller, with the balanced cantilever method. The typical segment length is about 5m, whilst the deck depth varies from 4.5m above the piers to 2.3m deep at the mid span.
Shikun&Binui - Nigeria Loko Bridge- youtube video
Micha Petri articles:
Loko Oweto Bridges - Mivnim, Construction Industry Magazine (Hebrew).
Loko Oweto Bridges on the Benue River, Nigeria, IABSE Symposium 2019 (English).
