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List of bridges in Tanzania is a partial list of bridges in Tanzania. As of December 2011, the country has 4,880 bridges.[1]

Major bridges

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Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Nyerere Bridge 200 m (660 ft) 680 m (2,230 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylons
40+60+200+60+40
Road bridge
Kurasini estuary
 2016 Dar es Salaam
6°51′33.2″S 39°17′58.5″E / 6.859222°S 39.299583°E / -6.859222; 39.299583 (Nyerere Bridge)		 Dar es Salaam Region [2]
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2 Tanzanite Bridge 125 m (410 ft)(x4) 1,030 m (3,380 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 5 concrete pylons
85+4x125+85
Road bridge
Msimbazi delta
 2022 Dar es Salaam
6°47′34.5″S 39°17′07.3″E / 6.792917°S 39.285361°E / -6.792917; 39.285361 (Selander Bridge)		 Dar es Salaam Region [4]
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Image Bridge Length Locale Region Opened
Kirumi Bridge 223 metres (732 ft) Mara 1985
Kyaka Bridge Kyaka Kagera 1992
Mkapa Bridge 970 metres (3,180 ft) Ikwiriri Pwani 2003
New Ruvu Bridge 135 metres (443 ft) Coast 2009
Selander Bridge 085 metres (279 ft) Oyster Bay Dar es Salaam 1980s
Wami Bridge 088 metres (289 ft) Coast 1959

International bridges

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Image Bridge Length Locale Region Opened
Rusumo Bridge 100 metres (330 ft) Kagera 1972
Songwe Bridge 050 metres (160 ft) Mbeya 1988
Unity Bridge 720 metres (2,360 ft) Mtwara 2010

Other bridges

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Bridge Length Locale Region Opening in
Kikwete Bridge 275 metres (902 ft) Uvinza Kigoma 2013
Kilombero Bridge 384 metres (1,260 ft) Ifakara Morogoro 2014
Mbutu Bridge 046 metres (151 ft) Igunga Tabora 2013
Rusumo International Bridge 080 metres (260 ft) Kagera 2014
Sibiti Bridge 082 metres (269 ft) Iramba Singida 2014
Ubungo Interchange 266 metres (873 ft) Ubungo Dar es Salaam 2020
Selander Flyover 1,030 metres (3,380 ft) Sea View Dar es Salaam 2021[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara: Sekta ya Ujenzi" [50 years of independence of Tanzania Mainland: Works Sector] (PDF) (in Swahili). Ministry of Works (Tanzania). 1 September 2011. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Kigamboni Bridge Project: Facts, figures - and lessons learnt". ERB Engineers Newsbrief. Vol. 12, no. 1. January 2016. pp. 10–11. ISSN 1821-5092.
  3. ^ "Nyerere Bridge, Tanzania". Crecg.com - China Railway Group Limited. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Construction of New Selander Bridge and its Connecting Roads". Overseas.mofa.go.kr. pp. 10–15. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tanzanite Bridge starts operation today". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Work on Coco Beach-Aga Khan Hospital flyover due June 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
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