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List of bridges in Kenya

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Major bridges

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Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location County Ref.
1 Mombasa Gate Bridge
project
660 m (2,170 ft) 1,400 m (4,600 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck
330+660+330
2028 LikoniMombasa Island
4°04′17.5″S 39°39′17.3″E / 4.071528°S 39.654806°E / -4.071528; 39.654806 (Mombasa Gate Bridge)
Kwale
Mombasa
[S 1]
[1]
[2]
2 Nyali Bridge 150 m (490 ft) 391 m (1,283 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+150+90
1980 MombasaMombasa Island
4°02′34.1″S 39°40′20.9″E / 4.042806°S 39.672472°E / -4.042806; 39.672472 (Nyali Bridge)
Mombasa [S 2]
[3]
3 Mtwapa Bridge 112 m (367 ft) 192 m (630 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
40+112+40
1980 MtwapaMombasa
3°57′19.0″S 39°44′29.7″E / 3.955278°S 39.741583°E / -3.955278; 39.741583 (Mtwapa Bridge)
Kilifi
Mombasa
[S 3]
[3]
4 Kilifi Bridge 420 m (1,380 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1991 KilifiMnarani
3°38′10.6″S 39°50′54.5″E / 3.636278°S 39.848472°E / -3.636278; 39.848472 (Kilifi Bridge)
Kilifi [S 4]
[3]
5 Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge 6,580 m (21,590 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2019 Nairobi
1°22′14.3″S 36°51′33.7″E / 1.370639°S 36.859361°E / -1.370639; 36.859361 (Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge)
Nairobi City [4]
6 Chora Super Major Bridge 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2019 Ongata Rongai
1°24′09.6″S 36°43′10.3″E / 1.402667°S 36.719528°E / -1.402667; 36.719528 (Chora Super Major Bridge)
Kajiado
7 Athi River Super Bridge 2,785 m (9,137 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2017 Athi River
1°26′36.6″S 36°58′53.8″E / 1.443500°S 36.981611°E / -1.443500; 36.981611 (Tsavo Super Bridge)
Machakos [5]
8 Tsavo Super Bridge 1,987 m (6,519 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2017 Tsavo
2°59′27.2″S 38°27′47.6″E / 2.990889°S 38.463222°E / -2.990889; 38.463222 (Tsavo Super Bridge)
Makueni
Taita–Taveta
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See also

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References

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  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ^ "Mombasa Gate Bridge".
  2. ^ "New Nyali Bridge".
  3. ^ "Mtwapa Bridge".
  4. ^ "Kilifi Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Feasibility Study in the Mombasa Gate Bridge Construction Project, Mombasa County" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Kenya National Highways Authority. March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mombasa Gate Bridge: The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)". Kta.co.ke - Kenya Transporters Association Ltd. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Basic Design Study Report on the Project for Improvement of the New Nyali Bridge and the Mtwapa Bridge in the Republic of Kenya (PDF). Openjicareport.jica.go.jp (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. August 2000.
  4. ^ "Kenya's extended modern railway almost complete". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Standard Gauge Railway Bridges Details". Megaprojects.co.ke. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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