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The Kigongo–Busisi Bridge, officially the John Pombe Magufuli Bridge, is a road bridge in Tanzania, constructed between December 2019 and October 2024. [1] [2]The bridge spans 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) across the Gulf of Mwanza, linking the areas of Kigongo in the Mwanza Region and Busisi in the Geita Region, cutting crossing time from thirty-five minutes by ferry to four minutes by automobile.
Location of 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
The present bridge was donated by the government of Japan as a token of cooperation between the governments of Japan and Tanzania, by Japan International Cooperation Agency in 1980 and was its first road project in Tanzania. [2] The current four-lane bridge was built in the same year. It lies along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi road.
Mkapa Bridge is the longest bridge in Tanzania across the Rufiji River. It was financed through a US$30 million loan from the Kuwait Fund, OPEC and the Government of Saudi Arabia. [1] At inauguration in 2003, it was amongst the longest road bridges in east and southern Africa. [2]
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.
Kilombero Bridge is a bridge connecting in Kilombero District and Ulanga District of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. It is the longest bridge in Morogoro Region crossing the Ulanga River. [1] It links the towns of Ifakara and Mahenge. Construction work began in November 2012 and was completed in February 2017. [2]
Nyerere Bridge also unofficially known as Kigamboni Bridge (Daraja la Nyerere, in Swahili) is a 680-meter-long bridge located in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania [1] [2] that connects the Temeke District's ward of Kurasini from the east to the west of Kigamboni District's Vijibweni ward across the Kurasini estuary. Construction work began ...
The bridge an important link between Dar es Salaam and the capital Dodoma, was a single lane bridge for several years. Along with the steep slopes and sharp turns was a site for various accidents. [3] [4] Construction for the new Wami Bridge to increase the bridge's capacity and safety began in 2020 at a cost of TZS 75 Billion. The new bridge ...