EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge

EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge
Coordinates 3°46′53″N 8°41′57″E / 3.7815°N 8.6991°E / 3.7815; 8.6991Coordinates: 3°46′53″N 8°41′57″E / 3.7815°N 8.6991°E / 3.7815; 8.6991
Carries LNG pipeline
Walkway
Crosses geologically unstable slope[1]
Locale Punta Europa, Bioko,
Equatorial Guinea
Owner EG LNG
Characteristics
Design Suspension bridge
Total length 350 metres (1,150 ft)
Width 9.5 metres (31 ft)[2]
Piers in water 1
History
Designer Buckland & Taylor[1]
Constructed by Bechtel[3]
Construction end 2006
EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge
Location in Equatorial Guinea

The EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.[4] It is the first in the world to carry a Liquefied Natural Gas pipeline.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Projects: Pipeline". Buckland & Taylor. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "LNG Suspension Bridge". .canadianconsultingengineer.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Projects: Equatorial Guinea". Bechtel. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Suspension Bridge For Loading LNG in Equatorial Guinea" (PDF). EG LNG. December 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Pascal (10 March 2014). "Insight - Equatorial Guinea seeks to shake off 'oil curse' image". Reuters. Retrieved 8 October 2014.


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