Kilombero Bridge

Kilombero Bridge
Daraja la Kilombero  (Swahili)
MV Kilombero Ferry
Coordinates 8°11′22.46″S 36°41′36.68″E / 8.1895722°S 36.6935222°E / -8.1895722; 36.6935222Coordinates: 8°11′22.46″S 36°41′36.68″E / 8.1895722°S 36.6935222°E / -8.1895722; 36.6935222
Carries 2 lanes
Crosses Ulanga River
Locale 5 km south of Ifakara, Tanzania
Owner Government of Tanzania
Characteristics
Total length 384 metres (1,260 ft)
Width 11.3 metres (37 ft)
History
Engineering design by NIMETA Consult (T) Ltd &
Howard Humphreys (Tanzania) Ltd
Constructed by China Railway 15th Bureau Group Corporation
Construction start November 2012
Construction end February 2017
Construction cost TZS 53.7 billion

Kilombero Bridge is a bridge of Tanzania.[1]

It links the towns of Ifakara and Mahenge. Construction work began in November 2012 and was completed on February 2017.[2]

References

  1. "TENDER NO. AE/001/2010-11/HQ/C/28" (PDF). TANROADS. April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "Govt to spend 54bn/- to build Kilombero Bridge". IPP Media. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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