Nyali Bridge (1931)

The Nyali Bridge was a floating pontoon bridge linking Mombasa Island to the Kenyan mainland.

This article is about the pontoon bridge. For the current, concrete bridge, see Nyali Bridge.

Old Nyali Bridge
Coordinates	4°2′51″S 39°40′42″E
Carries	Road traffic, pedestrians
Crosses	Tudor Creek
Locale	Kenya
Characteristics
Design	floating pontoon bridge
Total length	400 m (1,300 ft)
Longest span	250 m (820 ft)
History
Opened	1931

The bridge linked the Mzizima district of Mombasa to Nyali,[1] and was built in 1931.

In 1980, the bridge was superseded by the New Nyali Bridge (located approximately 0.55 miles (0.89 km) to the north), leaving the steel bridge to be dismantled for scrap.[2] The western (Mombasa) approach to the bridge is the only remaining part of the bridge but one of the pontoon mooring anchors is on nearby display at the Tamarind Restaurant.

References

1. Tim and Lara Beth's Kenya Page – Mombasa
2. Kenya North Coast Beach Hotels- (5) Star Mombasa Beach Hotels