The pictures here show the original Julius Berger, the world renowned construction magnate whose construction company, Julius Berger, built most of Nigerian bridges, major roads and many edifices.
Julius Berger 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 1877. 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 construction industry.
When he had learned enough, he switched professions and started his own construction company named after him. He died in 1942. Julius Berger construction company came to Nigeria in August 1965. The first bridge they constructed in Nigeria was Eko Bridge in Lagos. They also built the 3rd Mainland Bridge. Long in existence before these two bridges was the Carter bridge which was built in 1901. (Photo source: LIB).