Kyaka Bridge

Bridge
1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°E / -1.2501528; 31.4195667CarriesB8 road (2 lanes)CrossesKagera RiverOther name(s)Kagera River BridgeOwnerGovernment of TanzaniaPreceded byRusomo BridgeCharacteristicsMaterialSteelHistoryFabrication byPainter BrothersOpened1992LocationMap

Kyaka Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Kagera Bridge, is a bridge in Tanzania that crosses 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 (truss) bridge is a Callender-Hamilton bridge supplied by the British structural steelwork fabricators Painter Brothers.

References

  1. ^ "The Kyaka River Bridge in Tanzania". Painter Brothers. December 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ^ Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2010). Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era. New Africa Press. ISBN 9780980253412. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
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