Kirumi Bridge
Appearance
Kirumi Bridge Daraja la Kirumi (Swahili) | |
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![]() Kirumi Bridge, Tanzania. | |
Coordinates | 1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E |
Carries | T4 road (2 lanes) |
Crosses | Mara River |
Owner | Government of Tanzania |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 223.3 metres (733 ft) |
No. of spans | 3 |
History | |
Designer | COWIconsult |
Fabrication by | Cordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A. (Italy) |
Construction start | 1980 |
Construction cost | US$ 10 million |
Opened | November 1985 |
Inaugurated | 14 October 1985 |
Location | |
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Kirumi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in northern Tanzania across the Mara River on the border of Butiama and Rorya Districts of Mara Region.[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
- ^ "TENDER No. AE/001/2010-11/HQ/C/11" (PDF). competitionline. The United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Infrastructure Development. December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- Jacobsen, A S. "THE KIRUMI BRIDGE - A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE IN A REMOTE AREA". Nordisk Betong (1–2). ISSN 0029-1307. - ^ "The Kirumi cable-stayed bridge - Tanzania". Cordioli. Retrieved 9 March 2013.[dead link]