Kirumi Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Kirumi Bridge
Carries:T4 road (2 lanes)
Crosses:Mara River
Owner:Government of Tanzania
Designer:COWIconsult
Design:Cable-stayed bridge
Spans:3
Fabricator:Cordioli & C Steel Construction S.p.A. (Italy)
Begin:1980
Cost:US$ 10 million
Open:November 1985
Inaugurated:14 October 1985

Kirumi Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in northern Tanzania across the Mara River on the border of Butiama and Rorya Districts of Mara Region.[1] Its construction was financed via a loan from the African Development Fund.[2] It was inaugurated in October 1985 by Julius Nyerere, the country's first president.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TENDER No. AE/001/2010-11/HQ/C/11 . The United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Infrastructure Development. . December 2010 . competitionline . 9 March 2013.
    - Jacobsen. A S. THE KIRUMI BRIDGE - A CABLE STAYED BRIDGE IN A REMOTE AREA. Nordisk Betong. 1-2. 0029-1307.
  2. Web site: The Kirumi cable-stayed bridge - Tanzania . Cordioli. 9 March 2013.