Kirumi Bridge

Bridge

1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E / -1.528389; 33.9752139CarriesT4 road (2 lanes)CrossesMara RiverOwnerGovernment of TanzaniaCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayed bridgeTotal length223.3 metres (733 ft)No. of spans3HistoryDesignerCOWIconsultFabrication byCordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A. (Italy)Construction start1980Construction costUS$ 10 millionOpenedNovember 1985Inaugurated14 October 1985Location Map

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]}