Research article

Oro-Ago Collapsed Bridge in Ifelodun Local Government Area in Kwara State: Engineering Evaluations and Analysis

*¹Gana AJ and Olorunfemi KO

¹Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State

²Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin

*Corresponding Author E-mail: doctorgana@yahoo.com, phildebo123@gmail.com; Tel; 08059968656, 08101351405, 08178395842

Accepted 15 August 2014

Abstract

Bridges are generally build as a structure over any obstruction (e.g. Rivers) in order to provide easy movement over such an obstruction without any delay during the movement of traffics. The major reason for the movement is for the transportation of goods and services over such an obstruction to other places where such goods and services are needed. When Bridges over any Obstruction becomes Non-Functional to the users, especially when economic development of any Society is involved, a revisitation of such a Bridge would call for the attention of those who designed and carried out the construction of such a Bridge. This paper discussed the Collapse of a Bridge Structure with Engineering Evaluation and Analysis in Ifelodun Local Government area in Kwara State. The paper also proffered solutions for the collapse Bridge.

Keywords: Collapsed Bridge, Engineering Evaluations Analysis