Nyali Bridge (1931)

This article is about the pontoon bridge. For the current, concrete bridge, see Nyali Bridge .
Old Nyali Bridge
Coordinates 4°2′51″S 39°40′42″E / 4.04750°S 39.67833°E / -4.04750; 39.67833
Carries Road traffic, pedestrians
Crosses Tudor Creek
Locale  Kenya
Characteristics
Design floating pontoon bridge
Total length 400 m (1,300 ft)
Longest span 250 m (820 ft)
History
Opened 1931

The Nyali Bridge was a floating pontoon bridge linking Mombasa Island to the Kenyan mainland.

The bridge linked the Mzizima district of Mombasa to Nyali,[1] and was built in 1931.

In 1980, the bridge was superseded by the New Nyali Bridge (located approximately 0.55 miles (0.89 km) to the north), leaving the steel bridge to be dismantled for scrap.[2] The western (Mombasa) approach to the bridge is the only remaining part of the bridge but one of the pontoon mooring anchors is on nearby display at the Tamarind Restaurant.

References

  1. ↑ Tim and Lara Beth's Kenya Page – Mombasa
  2. ↑ Kenya North Coast Beach Hotels- (5) Star Mombasa Beach Hotels
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