Nyerere Bridge

Daraja la Nyerere (Swahili)
Nyerere Bridge at night
Coordinates6°51′33″S 39°17′59″E / 6.859167°S 39.299761°E / -6.859167; 39.299761
Carries6 lanes dual carriageway
CrossesKurasini estuary
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length680 metres (2,230 ft)
Width27.5 metres (90 ft)
Longest span200 metres (660 ft)
History
DesignerArab Consulting Engineers Moharram-Bakhoum "ACE"
Constructed byChina Railway Jiangchang Engineering (T) Ltd &
China Major Bridge Engineering Company
Construction startFebruary 2012
Construction endApril 2016
Construction costUS$ 136 million
OpenedApril 16, 2016
Location

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 in February 2012 and completed in April 2016.[3]

The completion of the bridge has offered an alternative transport link to the new district of Kigamboni. Previously, the Kivukoni ferry provided a quick transport link between south east of the Dar es Salaam Central Business District specifically from south east of Kivukoni to north west of Kigamboni. The bridge has six lanes (three on each direction) and two pedestrians/cyclists lanes with width of 2.5 meters (one on each side). Construction of 2.5 km approach roads were completed with 1 km on the Kurasini side in Temeke District and 1.5 km on the Kigamboni side. The road joins the Nelson Mandela expressway through elevated free interchange to separate traffic approaching and leaving the junction. There is a toll plaza for controlling and charging of vehicles passing through the bridge. A total of 14 controlled lanes are going to be in this area (seven for each of the two directions).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Pre-qualification Tender No: PA/004/2010-11/HQ/W/28" (PDF). nssf.or.tz. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Construction of Kigamboni Bridge launched". TANROADS. September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tanzania bridge 'liberates commuters' in Dar es Salaam". BBC News. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. ↑ "NSSF | Daraja la Nyerere". www.nssf.or.tz. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
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