Today I embarked on a journey to visit Asaba in Delta State, Nigeria and to get to my destination I must have to go across the river niger. This bridge serves a road which connects Onitsha, Anambra State to Delta. The two different state also are of two different tribes and they share the water which serves as their boundaries. Recently a new bridge was constructed by Julius berger construction company in order to reduce the rate of traffic on the older bridge, so currently there are two bridges which can be used to travel from Delta state to Anambra State. The older bridge can be assessed by travelers who are traveling through Onitsha city while the new bridge can be located by travelers who took Obosi town route. The first bridge which connects the two states Anambra and Onitsha was constructed in the year 1965. There were a lot of stories behind the first bridge construction especially one that let you have the belief that powers exists in the water. It was said that the bridge collapsed many times during its construction when it was almost completed and many souls were lost and it continued collapsing until sacrifices were made in the water to appease the water spirits.
Today was my first time traveling across the bridge as it is also my first time to visit Asaba in Delta State. You can imagine how my heart felt when I was on top of the old bridge, at the center of the Water I see below, knowing all the scary stories I've heard concerning the bridge. One thing I love was the uniqueness of the bridge, there were heavy irons which serve as a protector and demarcation for pedestrian walkway across the long bridge. Looking down at the Niger River from the bridge, there appears to be green plants at its center which makes it look like and Island as though it will be good develop to a resort but when I got closer to it I found out that there was no visible land and neither sand but everywhere was covered with water. From the other side of the bridge you can visibly see the second bridge which was just constructed recently.
I later went across it safely, the bridge is still strong and in good condition and I think it looks powerful maybe due to the heavy irons involved. When I'm returning, I'll still love to take the bridge again.
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