IVORY COAST

IVORY COAST / CÔTE D'IVOIRE.

15th Anniversary of Independence.
Railroad Bridge on N'zi River.
Face value: 60 West African CFA francs.
Design: Pierrette Lambert (b. 1928).
Printed by Imprimerie A. Delrieu, Paris.
Printing: Photogravure.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 478.
- Scott No. 402.
- StampWorld No. 485.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 464.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 394.

The Railroad Bridge on N'zi River (French: Pont de chemin de fer sur le N’zi or viaduc du N'zi) over the N'zi River is located in the city of Dimbokro, capital of the N'zi-Comoé region. It is 250 m (820 ft) long, was built by the Régie des chemins de fer Abidjan-Niger and was inaugurated on September 11, 1910. The railway line from Abidjan to Burkina Faso passes through it. On September 6, 2016, bridge collapsed partially.