List of bridges in Kenya

Major bridges

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCountyRef.
1Mombasa Gate Bridge
project
660 m (2,170 ft)1,400 m (4,600 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck
330+660+330
2028LikoniMombasa Island
4°04′17.5″S 39°39′17.3″E / 4.071528°S 39.654806°E / -4.071528; 39.654806 (Mombasa Gate Bridge)
Kwale
Mombasa
[S 1]
[1]
[2]
2Nyali Bridge150 m (490 ft)391 m (1,283 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+150+90
1980MombasaMombasa Island
4°02′34.1″S 39°40′20.9″E / 4.042806°S 39.672472°E / -4.042806; 39.672472 (Nyali Bridge)
Mombasa[S 2]
[3]
3Mtwapa Bridge112 m (367 ft)192 m (630 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
40+112+40
1980MtwapaMombasa
3°57′19.0″S 39°44′29.7″E / 3.955278°S 39.741583°E / -3.955278; 39.741583 (Mtwapa Bridge)
Kilifi
Mombasa
[S 3]
[3]
4Kilifi Bridge420 m (1,380 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1991KilifiMnarani
3°38′10.6″S 39°50′54.5″E / 3.636278°S 39.848472°E / -3.636278; 39.848472 (Kilifi Bridge)
Kilifi[S 4]
[3]
5Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge6,580 m (21,590 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2019Nairobi
1°22′14.3″S 36°51′33.7″E / 1.370639°S 36.859361°E / -1.370639; 36.859361 (Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge)
Nairobi City[4]
6Chora Super Major Bridge 3,000 m (9,800 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2019Ongata Rongai
1°24′09.6″S 36°43′10.3″E / 1.402667°S 36.719528°E / -1.402667; 36.719528 (Chora Super Major Bridge)
Kajiado
7Athi River Super Bridge2,785 m (9,137 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2017Athi River
1°26′36.6″S 36°58′53.8″E / 1.443500°S 36.981611°E / -1.443500; 36.981611 (Tsavo Super Bridge)
Machakos[5]
8Tsavo Super Bridge1,987 m (6,519 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2017Tsavo
2°59′27.2″S 38°27′47.6″E / 2.990889°S 38.463222°E / -2.990889; 38.463222 (Tsavo Super Bridge)
Makueni
Taita–Taveta
[5]

See also

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Others references

External links