List of bridges in Kenya

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Major bridges

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCountyRef.
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
2028 Likoni Mombasa Island
4°04′17.5″S39°39′17.3″E / 4.071528°S 39.654806°E / -4.071528; 39.654806 (Mombasa Gate Bridge)
Kwale
Mombasa
[S 1]
[1]
[2]
Aerial Nyali bridge.jpg 2 Nyali Bridge 150 m (490 ft)391 m (1,283 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+150+90
1980 Mombasa Mombasa Island
4°02′34.1″S39°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″S39°44′29.7″E / 3.955278°S 39.741583°E / -3.955278; 39.741583 (Mtwapa Bridge)
Kilifi
Mombasa
[S 3]
[3]
Kilifi bridge.jpg 4 Kilifi Bridge 420 m (1,380 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1991 Kilifi Mnarani
3°38′10.6″S39°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
2019 Nairobi
1°22′14.3″S36°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
2019 Ongata Rongai
1°24′09.6″S36°43′10.3″E / 1.402667°S 36.719528°E / -1.402667; 36.719528 (Chora Super Major Bridge)
Kajiado
Athi River Super Bridge, 09-01-2019.jpg 7 Athi River Super Bridge 2,785 m (9,137 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2017 Athi River
1°26′36.6″S36°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
2017 Tsavo
2°59′27.2″S38°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
2024 Mteza
4°4′23″S39°35′15″E / 4.07306°S 39.58750°E / -4.07306; 39.58750 (Mteza Bridge)
Mteza Creek, Kwale
Kenya
[6]

[7]

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