Mkapa Bridge
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Mkapa Bridge Daraja la Mkapa (Swahili) |
|
|---|---|
| File:Mkapa Bridge.jpg | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | B2 road (2 lanes) |
| Crosses | Rufiji River |
| Locale | Ikwiriri, Tanzania |
| Other name(s) | Rufiji Bridge |
| Owner | Government of Tanzania |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 970 metres (3,180 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | H. P. Gauff Ingenieure GmbH & Co (Germany) |
| Constructed by | Impresa Ing. Fortunato Federici S.p.A. (Italy) |
| Construction cost | US$ 30 million |
| Inaugurated | 2 August 2003 |
 |
|
Mkapa Bridge is the longest bridge in Tanzania across the Rufiji River. It was financed through a US$ 30 million loan from the Kuwait Fund, OPEC and the Government of Saudi Arabia.[1]
At inauguration in 2003, it was amongst the longest road bridges in east and southern Africa.[2] The construction of the bridge has helped immensely in connecting the southern regions to other important areas of the country.[3] It is named after Benjamin Mkapa, the third President of Tanzania.
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />| International | |
|---|---|
| Local | |
| Under construction | |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a bridge in Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
