Kirumi Bridge

Kirumi Bridge
Daraja la Kirumi  (Swahili)
Coordinates 1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E / -1.528389; 33.9752139Coordinates: 1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E / -1.528389; 33.9752139
Carries B6 road (2 lanes)
Crosses Mara River
Owner Government of Tanzania
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 223.3 metres (733 ft)
Number of spans 3
History
Designer COWIconsult
Fabrication by Cordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A (Italy)
Construction begin 1980
Construction cost US$ 10 million
Opened November 1985
Inaugurated 14 October 1985

Kirumi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in northern Tanzania across the Mara River.[1] Its construction was financed via a loan from the African Development Fund.[2] It was inaugurated in October 1985 by Julius Nyerere, the country's first president.

References

  1. "TENDER No. AE/001/2010-11/HQ/C/11" (PDF). competitionline.com. December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. "The Kirumi cable-stayed bridge - Tanzania". cordioli.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.


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