Kyaka Bridge

Daraja la Kyaka (Swahili)
Coordinates1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°E / -1.2501528; 31.4195667
CarriesB8 road (2 lanes)
CrossesKagera River
Other name(s)Kagera River Bridge
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
Preceded byRusomo Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialSteel
History
Fabrication byPainter Brothers
Opened1992
Location

Kyaka Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Kagera Bridge, is a bridge in Tanzania that crosses the Kagera River.[1] The bridge was blown up by Ugandan experts from Kilembe Mines in 1978 during the Uganda–Tanzania War.[2]

The present (truss) bridge is a Callender-Hamilton bridge supplied by the British structural steelwork fabricators Painter Brothers.

References

  1. "The Kyaka River Bridge in Tanzania". Painter Brothers. December 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2010). Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. New Africa Press. ISBN 9780980253412. Retrieved 16 March 2013.


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