Самые длинные мосты в Африке

Africa is home to some of the world’s longest bridges. Here are five of the continent’s longest spanning over water. The 6.4 kilometer long Tanger-Med Bridge links the city of Tangier in Morocco to the town of Tarifa in Spain. It is the longest bridge in Africa and the 14th longest in the world. The bridge was inaugurated in 2005. The second longest bridge in Africa is the 6.28 kilometer long Second Nile Bridge in Uganda. The bridge spans the Victoria Nile between Jinja and Kampala. It was inaugurated in May 2016. The Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria is the third longest bridge in Africa. The 11.8 kilometer long bridge was completed in 1990. It links Lagos Island to the mainland. The fourth longest bridge in Africa is the 6 kilometer long October 6 Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. The bridge spans the Nile River. It was inaugurated in October 2012. The fifth longest bridge in Africa is the 5.6 kilometer long Al Marsa Matrouh Bridge in Egypt. The bridge spans the Mediterranean Sea. It was inaugurated in July 2013.