List of bridges in Kenya

Major bridges
Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location County Ref.
1Mombasa 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
2028Likoni–Mombasa Island
4°04′17.5″S 39°39′17.3″E		Kwale
Mombasa		[S 1]
[1]
[2]
2Nyali Bridge150 m (490 ft)391 m (1,283 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+150+90
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Tudor Creek
1980Mombasa–Mombasa Island
4°02′34.1″S 39°40′20.9″E		Mombasa[S 2]
[3]
3Mtwapa Bridge112 m (367 ft)192 m (630 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
40+112+40
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Mtwapa Creek
1980Mtwapa–Mombasa
3°57′19.0″S 39°44′29.7″E		Kilifi
Mombasa		[S 3]
[3]
4Kilifi Bridge420 m (1,380 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
B8
Mombasa–Garissa Road
Voi River
1991Kilifi–Mnarani
3°38′10.6″S 39°50′54.5″E		Kilifi[S 4]
[3]
5Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge6,580 m (21,590 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Nairobi–Malaba SGR
Nairobi National Park
2019Nairobi
1°22′14.3″S 36°51′33.7″E		Nairobi City[4]
6Chora Super Major Bridge 3,000 m (9,800 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Nairobi–Malaba SGR
2019Ongata Rongai
1°24′09.6″S 36°43′10.3″E		Kajiado
7Athi River Super Bridge2,785 m (9,137 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Mombasa–Nairobi SGR
Mbagathi River
2017Athi River
1°26′36.6″S 36°58′53.8″E		Machakos[5]
8Tsavo Super Bridge1,987 m (6,519 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Mombasa–Nairobi SGR
Tsavo River
2017Tsavo
2°59′27.2″S 38°27′47.6″E		Makueni
Taita–Taveta		[5]

See also

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. 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. "Standard Gauge Railway Bridges Details". Megaprojects.co.ke. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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