Photo of the man we all know as Julius Berger, who built our bridges
world renowned construction magnate whose
construction company – Julius Berger – built most
of our bridges and many Nigerian edifices.
He was born in 1862 in Zempelburg, a small town
in Germany. His father sent him to Berlin at the age
of 12 to take up an apprenticeship with a leather
wholesale firm. He returned to the family transport
business three years later in 1878. He soon found
himself more frequently transporting building
materials instead of grain. It was this
transportation of building materials that led to his
becoming increasingly familiar with the
construction industry.
When he had learned enough, he switched
professions and started his own construction
company named after him. Julius Berger came into
Nigeria in August 1965. The first bridge they
constructed in Nigeria was Eko Bridge in Lagos.
They also built the 3rd Mainland Bridge. He died in
1942.
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