Kigamboni Bridge

Kigamboni Bridge is a 680-meter-long bridge in Tanzania[1][2] that connects the Dar es Salaam ward of Kurasini from the east to the west of Kigamboni district across the Kurasini estuary. Construction work began in February 2012 and completed in April 2016. The completion of the bridge has offered an alternative transport link to the new district of Kigamboni. Previously, the Kivukoni ferry provided a quick transport link between south east of the Dar es Salaam Central Business District specifically from south east of Kivukoni to north west of Kigamboni. The bridge has six lanes (three on each direction) and two pedestrians/cyclists lanes with width of 2.5 meters (one on each side). Construction of 2.5 km approach roads were completed with 1 km on the Kurasini side and 1.5 km on the Kigamboni side. The road joins the Nelson Mandela expressway through elevated free interchange to separate traffic approaching and leaving the junction. There is a toll plaza for controlling and charging of vehicles passing through the bridge. A total of 14 controlled lanes are going to be in this area (seven for each of the two directions).

Kigamboni Bridge

Daraja la Kigamboni  (Swahili)
Kigamboni bridge view at night.
Coordinates6°51′33″S 39°17′59″E
Carries6 lanes dual carriageway
CrossesKurasini estuary
LocaleKurasini 
OwnerNational Social Security Fund, government of Tanzania 
Websitewww.nssf.or.tz 
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length680 m (2,230 ft) 
Width27.5 m (90 ft) 
Longest span200 m (660 ft) 
History
DesignerArab Consulting Engineers Moharram-Bakhoum "ACE"
Constructed byChina Railway Jiangchang Engineering (T) Ltd &
China Major Bridge Engineering Company
Construction startFebruary 2012
Construction endApril 2016 (projected)
Construction cost$136,000,000 
Opened16 April 2016 
Inaugurated16 April 2016, 19 April 2016 
Location

References
  1. "SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Pre-qualification Tender No: PA/004/2010-11/HQ/W/28" (PDF). nssf.or.tz. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "Construction of Kigamboni Bridge launched". TANROADS. September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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