Selander Bridge
| The Selander Bridge Daraja la Selander (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6°47′46.69″S 39°16′52.81″E / 6.7963028°S 39.2813361°ECoordinates: 6°47′46.69″S 39°16′52.81″E / 6.7963028°S 39.2813361°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes dual carriageway |
| Crosses | Msimbazi Creek |
| Locale | Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Owner | Government of Tanzania |
| Website |
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| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Design life | Modern bridge (1980-) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
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Selander Bridge is a bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that connects the north west of Dar es Salaam's city centre to the south eastern Oyster Bay neighbourhood. It was constructed in 1929 and is named after John Einar Selander, Tanganyika's first Director of Public Works.[1]
The present bridge was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency in 1980 and was its first road project in Tanzania.[2] It lies along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi road.
References
- ↑ Brennan, James R.; Burton, Andrew; Lawi, Yusuf (2007). Dar es Salaam: Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis. Page 104, Mkuki na Nyota. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "30 Years Of JICA Tanzania Office (1980-2010)" (PDF). Page 6, Japan International Cooperation Agency. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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