Kikwete Bridge

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Kikwete Bridge
Daraja la Kikwete  (Swahili)
Carries B8 road (2 lanes)
Crosses Malagarasi River
Locale Uvinza, Tanzania
Owner Government of Tanzania
Engineering design Hanil Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd (South Korea)
Total length 275 metres (902 ft)
Number of spans 7
Construction begin December 2010
Construction end December 2013 (projected)
Construction cost US$ 56 million
Replaces Malagarasi Bridge
Coordinates 5°6′24.30″S 30°22′57.34″E / 5.1067500°S 30.3825944°E / -5.1067500; 30.3825944Coordinates: 5°6′24.30″S 30°22′57.34″E / 5.1067500°S 30.3825944°E / -5.1067500; 30.3825944

Kikwete Bridge is a bridge currently under construction in Tanzania across the Malagarasi River.[1]

References

  1. "River Malagarasi bridge contract signed". Daily News (Tanzania). 21 October 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013. 


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