List of bridges in Kenya

Major bridges

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location County Ref.
1 Mombasa Gate Bridge
project		 660 m (2,170 ft) 1,400 m (4,600 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck
330+660+330
A14
Malindi–Bagamoyo Highway
Kilindini Harbour
 2028 Likoni–Mombasa 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]
2 Nyali Bridge 150 m (490 ft) 391 m (1,283 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+150+90
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Tudor Creek
 1980 Mombasa–Mombasa 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]
3 Mtwapa Bridge 112 m (367 ft) 192 m (630 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
40+112+40
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Mtwapa Creek
 1980 Mtwapa–Mombasa
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]
4 Kilifi Bridge 420 m (1,380 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Voi River
 1991 Kilifi–Mnarani
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]
5 Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge 6,580 m (21,590 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Nairobi–Malaba SGR
Nairobi National Park
 2019 Nairobi
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]
6 Chora Super Major Bridge 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Nairobi–Malaba SGR
 2019 Ongata 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
7 Athi River Super Bridge 2,785 m (9,137 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Mombasa–Nairobi SGR
Mbagathi River
 2017 Athi 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]
8 Tsavo Super Bridge 1,987 m (6,519 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Mombasa–Nairobi SGR
Tsavo River
 2017 Tsavo
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]
9 Mteza Bridge 1,660 m (5,450 ft) AASHTO girder
Post-tensioned concrete
Mwache Junction-Tsunza-Mteza Section
Mteza Creek
 2024 Mteza
4°4′23″S 39°35′15″E / 4.07306°S 39.58750°E / -4.07306; 39.58750 (Mteza Bridge)		 Mteza Creek, Kwale
Kenya		 [6]


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References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ^ "Mombasa Gate Bridge".
  2. ^ "New Nyali Bridge".
  3. ^ "Mtwapa Bridge".
  4. ^ "Kilifi Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Feasibility Study in the Mombasa Gate Bridge Construction Project, Mombasa County" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Kenya National Highways Authority. March 2019.
  2. ^ "Mombasa Gate Bridge: The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)". Kta.co.ke - Kenya Transporters Association Ltd. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Basic Design Study Report on the Project for Improvement of the New Nyali Bridge and the Mtwapa Bridge in the Republic of Kenya (PDF). Openjicareport.jica.go.jp (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. August 2000.
  4. ^ "Kenya's extended modern railway almost complete". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Standard Gauge Railway Bridges Details". Megaprojects.co.ke. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).