Le Pont Weygand in Sassandra, Ivory Coast
On the axis leading to the village of Gaoulou, this arch bridge was built around 1940. Its name,
comes from that of General Weygand, a colonial administrator.
In the colonial era, the economy of southwestern Ivory Coast was prosperous and the productions
agricultural and natural resources were important. To export them in conditions
irreproachable, it was necessary to improve the roads which in many cases were at the last
degree of wear. They no longer met the requirements of rapid, safe and
expensive because of increased traffic.
Built around 1940, the curvilinear bridge of General Weygand is the first concrete bridge
from West Africa. It is placed on the rocks that dot the stream and spans the
Sassandra river on the island of Gaoulou. Located 15 km from Sassandra towards
Lakota this bridge is an expression of the will of the colonizer to endow Cote d'Ivoire with
modern means of transport.
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Cycling through West Africa 2/2 (Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria)
Cycling 4000 KM in 6 countries of West Africa over 4 months.
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Sierra Leone:
This video features the Bomi blue lake (that may not exist anymore in the future if it is flushed down for mining), the crab that eats spaghetti without using his claws, the Notre-Dame de la Paix basilica in Yamoussoukro, a voodoo ceremony in Abomey, and Chop my Money, the ubiquitous song I heard too many times in every West African country.
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Places traveled:
Liberia (Sawilor, Robertsport, Tubmanburg, Bomi blue lake, Monrovia, Harbel, Salala, Firestone rubber plantation, Gbarnga, Sanniquellie) - Côte d'Ivoire (Danané, Man, Vavoua, Bouaflé, Yamoussoukro, Dimbokro, Daoukro, Agnibilekrou) - Ghana (Dormaa, Kumasi, Obuasi, Accra, Akosombo, Amedzofe) - Togo (Kpalimé, Amlamé, Nangbeto, Tohun) - Benin (Abomey, Sekou, Cotonou, Porto-Novo, Ikpinle) - Nigeria (Illara, Abeokuta, Ibadan, Oshogbo, Owo, Auchi, Idah, Nsukka, Abakaliki, Ugep, Calabar)
31st Night Abidjan | New Year 2023