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