Kyaka Bridge
Kyaka Bridge Daraja la Kyaka (Swahili) | |
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Coordinates | 1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°ECoordinates: 1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°E |
Carries | B8 road (2 lanes) |
Crosses | Kagera River |
Other name(s) | Kagera River Bridge |
Owner | Government of Tanzania |
Preceded by | Rusomo Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
History | |
Fabrication by | Painter Brothers |
Opened | 1992 |
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Kyaka Bridge is a bridge in Tanzania across the Kagera River.[1] The bridge was blown up by Ugandan experts from Kilembe Mines in 1978 during the Uganda–Tanzania War.[2] The present bridge was supplied by the British structural steelwork fabricators Painter Brothers.
References
- ↑ "The Kyaka River Bridge in Tanzania". Painter Brothers. December 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2010). "Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era". New Africa Press. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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