Suspension Bridges of Kenya
This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Kenya. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
Related Lists:
1958: Mtwapa
Mtwapa, Kenya - Mtwapa Creek
| Bridgemeister ID: | 5846 (added 2021-05-13) |
| Year Completed: | 1958 |
| Name: | Mtwapa |
| Location: | Mtwapa, Kenya |
| Crossing: | Mtwapa Creek |
| Coordinates: | 3.955164 S 39.741735 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | H. Young and Co. |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
2007: Masalani
Tana River District, Kenya
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2442 (added 2008-04-22) |
| Year Completed: | 2007 |
| Name: | Masalani |
| Location: | Tana River District, Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 1.677771 S 40.118833 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 92.3 meters (302.8 feet) |
External Links:
2011: Galana River Community
Kenya
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4196 (added 2020-04-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2011 |
| Name: | Galana River Community |
| Location: | Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 3.087904 S 39.480739 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Bridges to Prosperity |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2011) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Main Span: | 1 x 112 meters (367.5 feet) |
(suspension bridge)
Chogoria vicinity, Kenya - Tana River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8644 (added 2024-06-16) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Chogoria vicinity, Kenya |
| Crossing: | Tana River |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
- University of Southern California - Bridge over Tana River, Eastern Province, Kenya, ca.1924. Likely an image of the same bridge. "Landscape view showing a suspension bridge over the Tana River about ninety miles from the Chogoria mission.”
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.