Nyerere Bridge

6°51′33″S 39°17′59″E / 6.859167°S 39.299761°E / -6.859167; 39.299761Carries6 lanes dual carriagewayCrossesKurasini estuaryLocaleKurasini OwnerNational Social Security Fund, government of Tanzania Websitewww.nssf.or.tz CharacteristicsDesignCable-stayed bridgeTotal length680 metres (2,230 ft)Width27.5 metres (90 ft)Longest span200 metres (660 ft)HistoryDesignerArab Consulting Engineers Moharram-Bakhoum "ACE"Constructed byChina Railway Jiangchang Engineering (T) Ltd &
China Major Bridge Engineering CompanyConstruction startFebruary 2012Construction endApril 2016Construction costUS$ 136 millionOpenedApril 16, 2016Inaugurated16 April 2016, 19 April 2016 Location

Nyerere Bridge also unofficially known as Kigamboni Bridge (Daraja la Nyerere, in Swahili) is a 680-meter-long bridge located in the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania^[1][2] that connects the Temeke District's ward of Kurasini from the east to the west of Kigamboni District's Vijibweni ward across the Kurasini estuary. Construction work began in February 2012 and completed in April 2016.^[3]

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 in Temeke District 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).^[4]

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