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

Kirumi Bridge

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Kirumi Bridge

Daraja la Kirumi (Swahili)
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Kirumi Bridge, Tanzania.
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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 on the border of Butiama and Rorya Districts of Mara Region.[1] Its construction was financed via a loan from the African Development Fund.[2] It was inaugurated in October 1985 by Julius Nyerere, the country's first president.

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