Senegambia bridge

Senegambia Bridge
Coordinates	13°30′59″N 15°34′21″W / 13.51639°N 15.57250°W / 13.51639; -15.57250
Carries	Trans-Gambia Highway and Highway N4
Crosses	Gambia River
Locale	Bamba Tenda, Gambia and Yelitenda, Gambia
Other name(s)	Trans-Gambia Bridge
Maintained by	National Roads Authority[1]
Characteristics
Total length	1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Width	12 metres (39 ft)
Longest span	100 metres (110 yd)
History
Designer	BCEOM and SCET Tunisie
Constructed by	Isolux Corsán and the Arezki Group
Construction cost	US$ 93 million
Opened	January 21, 2019
Statistics
Toll	US$ 5 for cars
Location

The Senegambia bridge, also known as the Trans-Gambia Bridge, is a bridge in The Gambia that carries the Trans-Gambia Highway connecting northern and southern Gambia. It also provides access to the isolated Casamance province from the rest of Senegal. A bridge had been proposed for this location in 1956 but political considerations delayed construction which finally began in 2015. Construction was funded largely by a loan of US$ 65 million from the African Development Bank, with remaining funding coming from the Gambian government. Construction works were carried out by a joint venture of Spanish company Isolux Corsán and the Senegalese Arezki Group.

The bridge, made from reinforced concrete, opened to light vehicles on 21 January 2019. At 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length it is one of West Africa's longest bridges and includes a 100-metre-wide (110 yd) central span to facilitate continued use of the river by boats. The Senegambia bridge forms part of the Trans-Gambia Highway and the Trans–West African Coastal Highway.