Lome Abandoned Bridge

The bridge was constructed during the German colonial era. There was even a wooden bridge that was constructed around 1900. Later, Germans chose to build a metal one since many people were eaten by fish while being conveyed by rowing boats from large ships at high tides. The metal bridge was completed in 1904 and measured 300 meters in length! A hurricane damaged it seven years later, but French colonists restored it in 1928. The bridge remained in operation until the 1960s. It is currently occupied by homeless individuals, and walking on top of it is dangerous.

Now this is a total ruin. Although the Lome abandoned bridge is one of the most famous historical sites in Togo, it is not worth a special visit. However, you will undoubtedly notice it as you cross Lomé. Except if you are a devotee of late-nineteenth-century industrial ruins, the Lome abandoned bridge is hardly worth a particular visit.

Address: Coco Beach, Lome, Togo