African bridges (existing, underconstruction and proposed)

[kiligoland]

great bridges from Sudan, love the night shots

[Northern Sudanese]

Originally Posted by kiligoland

great bridges from Sudan, love the night shots

Thanks Unfortunately we don't have great suspension bridges like the one that is currently being constructed in Tanzania , the sudanese government has proposed plans to built 3 more bridges on tuti island to make the island a center which links the 3 main cities in the nation together, on the video it shows suspension bridges however only one of them is to start constuction by an iranian company.

thanks again for showing me how to upload photo's, this has really helped me alot i know alot about bridges in the region and will try to share it all on this thread

[Northern Sudanese]

New Jinja Bridge




It is expected to serve as a major trade route connecting Uganda to the Kenyan port of Mombasa, Rwanda, Burundi, the DR Congo as well as Central Africa. It is going to be 80% financed by the Japanese government and it will be slowly repaid by uganda in 10 years time. This bridge will be the longest bridge in Uganda, it has a total length of 525 meters , construction will start on August this year and will end in 2016.

[Northern Sudanese]

Nyali Bridge




The Nyali Bridge is a concrete girder bridge connecting the city of Mombasa on Mombasa Island to the mainland of Kenya. It is 391.65 metres long and 26.3 metres wide with a total of six lanes. Its was built in 2002, it is now currently the longest bridge in Kenya

[Northern Sudanese]

Unity bridge





The Unity Bridge (sometimes called "Unity Bridge 1") across Ruvuma River at Negomano, Mozambique,between Tanzania and Mozambique was proposed as early as 1975, shortly after Mozambique's independence. It was the idea of the two country's former Presidents, Mwalimu Nyerere and Samora Machel. Several design studies and limited construction work were completed in the early 1980s, but the Unity Bridge was not finished due to lack of funds.
In 2002 the two national governments made a formal agreement to build a new bridge across the river. The first foundation stones were laid both on Tanzanian and Mozambique sides on October 10, 2005. Construction was initially planned to be finished in 2008.

The bridge is 720m long with 1 lane on each side, one of the longest bridges in the region.

[Northern Sudanese]

Ethiopia's First Extradosed Bridge




The new bridge will be constructed upstream from the current Abbay Bridge (built in 1948). Ethiopia's first extradosed prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridge will have a center span of 145 meters (476 feet) and total length of 303 meters (995 feet). The bridge, which will accommodate heavy vehicles with axle loads of 12 tons and total weight of 60 tons, is attracting the attention of the Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers and the local construction industry.

Construction is scheduled for completion in December 2008. The rehabilitated road and new bridge are expected to ensure access to Ethiopia's largest grain and livestock belt and activate the distribution of agricultural produce.

[kiligoland]

Originally Posted by Northern Sudanese

Thanks Unfortunately we don't have great suspension bridges like the one that is currently being constructed in Tanzania , the sudanese government has proposed plans to built 3 more bridges on tuti island to make the island a center which links the 3 main cities in the nation together, on the video it shows suspension bridges however only one of them is to start constuction by an iranian company.

thanks again for showing me how to upload photo's, this has really helped me alot i know alot about bridges in the region and will try to share it all on this thread

great, glad it helped

[Geza Ulole]

great updates coming from Sudan, i am impressed!

[Northern Sudanese]

Originally Posted by Geza Ulole

great updates coming from Sudan, i am impressed!

Thanks , the media always shows the bad and mostly fake stuff about sudan, but people like me are here to change this for sudan and all of africa. due to media and propaganda many people in the west believe all africans live in small huts , our generation will end this nonsense for once and for all

[Geza Ulole]

[Mwana Pwani]

Hii bado ni Nyali bridge imechukuliwa kwa juu

[kiligoland]

nimelipenda na ile barabara yake imekaa vizuri

[Mwana Pwani]

The Nyali bridge is being replaced by a new bridge and the image looks something like this......

[Mwana Pwani]

Masalani Bridge



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Project:
Masalani Bridge, Kenya

Structural engineer:
Dorman Long Technology

Project details:

Masalani Bridge, Kenya

[Mwana Pwani]

They use these bridges for bungee jumping......

[Mwana Pwani]

Originally Posted by kiligoland

nimelipenda na ile barabara yake imekaa vizuri

Ndio yakaa vizuri kwa juu lakini ubaya wataibomoa kwasababu wanajenga nyingine kubwa hapo karibu nayo...........mlolongo wa magari umezidi kupita kiasi kwenye daraja hii.

[Mwana Pwani]

Hii daraja iliharibiwa ma mafuriko ya maji......

[Mwana Pwani]

Geza, this bridge is absolutely breathtaking especially from above. Washamaliza kuijenga?

[Mwana Pwani]

[Mwana Pwani]

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