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Kirumi Bridge

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Coordinates: 1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E / -1.528389; 33.9752139
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Kirumi Bridge

Daraja la Kirumi (Swahili)
Coordinates1°31′42.2″S 33°58′30.77″E / 1.528389°S 33.9752139°E / -1.528389; 33.9752139
CarriesT4 road (2 lanes)
CrossesMara River
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length223.3 metres (733 ft)
No. of spans3
History
DesignerCOWIconsult
Fabrication byCordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A (Italy)
Construction start1980
Construction costUS$ 10 million
OpenedNovember 1985
Inaugurated14 October 1985
Location
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Kirumi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in northern Tanzania across the Mara River.[1][2] Its construction was financed via a loan from the African Development Fund.[3] It was inaugurated in October 1985 by Julius Nyerere, the country's first president.

References

  1. ^ "TENDER No. AE/001/2010-11/HQ/C/11" (PDF). competitionline.com. December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ S, JACOBSEN, A. "THE KIRUMI BRIDGE - A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE IN A REMOTE AREA". Nordisk Betong (1–2). ISSN 0029-1307.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "The Kirumi cable-stayed bridge - Tanzania". cordioli.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)


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