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Kyaka Bridge

Kyaka Bridge
Daraja la Kyaka  (Swahili)
Coordinates 1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°E / -1.2501528; 31.4195667Coordinates: 1°15′0.55″S 31°25′10.44″E / 1.2501528°S 31.4195667°E / -1.2501528; 31.4195667
Carries B8 road (2 lanes)
Crosses Kagera River
Other name(s) Kagera River Bridge
Owner Government of Tanzania
Preceded by Rusomo Bridge
Characteristics
Material Steel
History
Fabrication by Painter Brothers
Opened 1992
Kyaka Bridge is located in Tanzania
Kyaka Bridge

Kyaka Bridge is a bridge in Tanzania across the Kagera River. The bridge was blown up by Ugandan experts from Kilembe Mines in 1978 during the Uganda–Tanzania War. The present bridge was supplied by the British structural steelwork fabricators Painter Brothers.



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