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Kirumi Bridge

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Carries
  
B6 road (2 lanes)

No. of spans
  
3

Construction cost
  
US$ 10 million

Opened
  
November 1985

Body of water
  
Mara River

Designer
  
COWI A/S

Crosses
  
Mara River

Construction begin
  
1980

Total length
  
223 m

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Owner
  
Politics of Tanzania

Kirumi Bridge

Fabrication by
  
Cordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A (Italy)

Similar
  
Songwe Bridge, Kyaka Bridge, Kikwete Bridge, Wami Bridge, Mkapa Bridge

Kirumi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in northern Tanzania across the Mara River. Its construction was financed via a loan from the African Development Fund. It was inaugurated in October 1985 by Julius Nyerere, the country's first president.

References

Kirumi Bridge Wikipedia