List of bridges in Tanzania
List of bridges in Tanzania is a partial list of bridges in Tanzania. As of December 2011, the country has 4,880 bridges.[1]
Major bridges
[edit]Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Nyerere Bridge | 200 m (660 ft) | 680 m (2,230 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons 40+60+200+60+40 | Road bridge Kurasini estuary | 2016 | Dar es Salaam 6°51′33.2″S 39°17′58.5″E / 6.859222°S 39.299583°E | Dar es Salaam Region | [2] [3] | |
2 | Tanzanite Bridge | 125 m (410 ft)(x4) | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 5 concrete pylons 85+4x125+85 | Road bridge Msimbazi delta | 2022 | Dar es Salaam 6°47′34.5″S 39°17′07.3″E / 6.792917°S 39.285361°E | Dar es Salaam Region | [4] [5] |
Image | Bridge | Length | Locale | Region | Opened |
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Kirumi Bridge | 223 metres (732 ft) | Mara | 1985 | ||
Kyaka Bridge | Kyaka | Kagera | 1992 | ||
Mkapa Bridge | 970 metres (3,180 ft) | Ikwiriri | Pwani | 2003 | |
New Ruvu Bridge | 135 metres (443 ft) | Coast | 2009 | ||
Selander Bridge | 085 metres (279 ft) | Oyster Bay | Dar es Salaam | 1980s | |
Wami Bridge | 088 metres (289 ft) | Coast | 1959 |
International bridges
[edit]Image | Bridge | Length | Locale | Region | Opened |
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Rusumo Bridge | 100 metres (330 ft) | Kagera | 1972 | ||
Songwe Bridge | 050 metres (160 ft) | Mbeya | 1988 | ||
Unity Bridge | 720 metres (2,360 ft) | Mtwara | 2010 |
Other bridges
[edit]Bridge | Length | Locale | Region | Opening in |
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Kikwete Bridge | 275 metres (902 ft) | Uvinza | Kigoma | 2013 |
Kilombero Bridge | 384 metres (1,260 ft) | Ifakara | Morogoro | 2014 |
Mbutu Bridge | 046 metres (151 ft) | Igunga | Tabora | 2013 |
Rusumo International Bridge | 080 metres (260 ft) | Kagera | 2014 | |
Sibiti Bridge | 082 metres (269 ft) | Iramba | Singida | 2014 |
Ubungo Interchange | 266 metres (873 ft) | Ubungo | Dar es Salaam | 2020 |
Selander Flyover | 1,030 metres (3,380 ft) | Sea View | Dar es Salaam | 2021[6] |
See also
[edit]- Transport in Tanzania
- Roads in Tanzania
- Rail transport in Tanzania
- Geography of Tanzania
- List of rivers of Tanzania
References
[edit]- ^ "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara: Sekta ya Ujenzi" [50 years of independence of Tanzania Mainland: Works Sector] (PDF) (in Swahili). Ministry of Works (Tanzania). 1 September 2011. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Kigamboni Bridge Project: Facts, figures - and lessons learnt". ERB Engineers Newsbrief. Vol. 12, no. 1. January 2016. pp. 10–11. ISSN 1821-5092.
- ^ "Nyerere Bridge, Tanzania". Crecg.com - China Railway Group Limited. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Construction of New Selander Bridge and its Connecting Roads". Overseas.mofa.go.kr. pp. 10–15. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Tanzanite Bridge starts operation today". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Work on Coco Beach-Aga Khan Hospital flyover due June 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.