Carter Bridge

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bridge_name= Carter Bridge


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carries= Vehicular traffic
crosses= Lagos Lagoon
locale= Lagos, Nigeria
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connects= Lagos Island to mainland Lagos State
lat= 6.467277
long= 3.384776

The Carter Bridge is one of three bridges connecting Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria to the mainland, the other two being the Third Mainland and Eko bridges. The bridge is named in honor of former United States President Jimmy Carter.cite news
last =Adeniran
first =Rex Ade
title =Lagos Bridges: Another Disaster Waiting to Happen
work =This Day (Nigeria)
date =April 23, 2003 ] At the time of its construction, this was the only bridge connection between the mainland and Lagos Island.cite web
url= http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5663
title= Governance and Bureaucracy: Leadership in Nigeria's Public Service
accessdate= 2008-05-04
last= Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
first= Rosamund Naduvi Ibiyemi
date=
work= ] The bridge starts from Iddo on the mainland and ends at the Idumota area of Lagos Island.

The Carter Bridge was originally constructed by the British colonial government, prior to Nigerian independence in 1960.cite web
url= http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/mar/21/0139.html
title= Structural engineer says Carter bridge may collapse
accessdate= 2008-05-04
date= March 21, 2003
work= The Daily Trust] After independence, the bridge was dismantled, redesigned and rebuilt during the late 1970s. The Alaka-Ijora flyover, on the Iddo end of the span was completed in 1973.

The parking of vehicles on the bridge has resulted in both severe road congestion in addition to contributing to its rapid deterioration.cite news
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title =AAGM: Waiting for Tragedy?
work =This Day (Nigeria)
date =October 30, 2006 ] In 2003, the Nigerian Institute of Structural Engineers noted that the parking of vehicles along the span may result in collapse if left unaddressed. To address this issue, the Lagos State government has instituted a ₦ 50,000 fine for persons parking their vehicles along the span. Additionally, in April 2006, the Lagos State Transport Commissioner announced that all commercial vehicles would be banned from entering Lagos Island by way of the Carter Bridge to keep buses and other vehicles from parking on the bridge.cite news
last =Agbo
first =Malachy
title =AAGM: Lagos Bars Molues From Idumota
work =This Day (Nigeria)
date =April 29, 2006 ]

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