List of bridges in Kenya

Major bridges

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- | ||_row_count||[[Mombasa Gate Bridge]]<br /><small>''project''</small>||{{convert|660|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|1400|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|C|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Steel box girder deck<br />330+660+330}}</small>||<center><small>A14<br />''[[Kilindini Harbour]]''</small></center>|| ||[[Likoni]] - [[Mombasa Island]]<br /><small>{{Coord|4|04|17.5|S|39|39|17.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mombasa Gate Bridge}}</small>||[[Coast Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/mombasa-gate-bridge | title=Mombasa Gate Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/africa/kenya/c8h0vm00009praz8-att/c8h0vm0000eu3o4t.pdf |title=Feasibility Study in the Mombasa Gate Bridge Construction Project, Mombasa County |date=March 2019 | publisher=Kenya National Highways Authority | website=Japan International Cooperation Agency }}</ref> |- |[[File:Aerial Nyali bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Nyali Bridge]]||{{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|391|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG150|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete<br />90+150+90}}</small>||<center><small>[[Mombasa–Garissa Road]]<br />''[[Tudor Creek]]''</small></center>||1980||[[Mombasa]] - [[Mombasa Island]]<br /><small>{{Coord|4|02|34.1|S|39|40|20.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Nyali Bridge}}</small>||[[Coast Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/new-nyali-bridge | title=New Nyali Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref name="Nyalimtwapa">{{cite web |url=http://open_jicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11596574.pdf |title=Basic Design Study Report on the Project for Improvement of the New Nyali Bridge and the Mtwapa Bridge in the Republic of Kenya |language= |publisher=Ministry of Roads and Public Works of Kenya |date=August 2000 |website=Japan International Cooperation Agency }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Mtwapa Bridge]]||{{convert|112|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|192|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG112|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete<br />40+112+40}}</small>||<center><small>[[Mombasa–Garissa Road]]<br />''[[Mtwapa Creek]]''</small></center>||1980||[[Mtwapa]] - [[Mombasa]]<br /><small>{{Coord|3|57|19.0|S|39|44|29.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Mtwapa Bridge}}</small>||[[Coast Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/mtwapa-bridge | title=Mtwapa Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref name="Nyalimtwapa"/> |- |[[File:Kilifi Bridge 1991.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kilifi Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|420|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[Mombasa–Garissa Road]]<br />''[[Voi River]]''</small></center>||1991||[[Kilifi]] - [[Mnarani]]<br /><small>{{Coord|3|38|10.6|S|39|50|54.5|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kilifi Bridge}}</small>||[[Coast Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/kilifi-bridge | title=Kilifi Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref name="Nyalimtwapa"/> |- | ||_row_count||[[Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|6500|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|B|[[Beam bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway]]<br />''[[Nairobi National Park]]''</small></center>||2017||[[Nairobi]]<br /><small>{{Coord|1|22|14.3|S|36|51|33.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Nairobi National Park Super Major Bridge}}</small>||Nairobi||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/11/c_138384219.htm | title=Kenya's extended modern railway almost complete | website=xinhuanet.com}}</ref> |}

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

      See also

      "History and Development of Bridges in Kenya". kenyaengineer.co.ke. Archived from the original on May 2012.

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