Selander Bridge

Selander Bridge is a bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that connects the north west of Dar es Salaam's city centre to the south eastern Oyster Bay neighbourhood.

The Selander Bridge Daraja la Selander  (Swahili)
Coordinates	6°47′46.69″S 39°16′52.81″E
Carries	4 lanes dual carriageway
Crosses	Msimbazi delta
Locale	Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Owner	Government of Tanzania
Website	www.mwtc.go.tz
Characteristics
Total length	85 metres (279 ft)
Design life	Modern bridge (1980– )
History
Opened	1929
Location in Tanzania

View along Selander Bridge during the day time. This picture is facing towards the east.

History

It was constructed in 1929 and is named after John Einar Selander, Tanganyika's first Director of Public Works.[1]

The present bridge was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency in 1980 and was its first road project in Tanzania.[2] The current four-lane bridge was built in the same year. It lies along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi road.

Tanzanite Bridge

Construction of the new bridge over the Msimbazi delta near the Indian ocean which costs 258.3 billion Tanzanian shillings, will connect roads linking Aga Khan Hospital and Coco beach. The project will help to reduce the road traffic congestion.[3] The bridge will be ready by October 2021.[4] As of June 2020, the project has been completed by 40 percent.[5]

References

1. Brennan, James R.; Burton, Andrew; Lawi, Yusuf (2007). Dar es Salaam: Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis. Page 104, Mkuki na Nyota. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
2. "30 Years Of JICA Tanzania Office (1980-2010)" (PDF). Page 6, Japan International Cooperation Agency. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
3. "JPM flags off construction of Sh260bn bridge". The Citizen (Tanzania). December 21, 2018.
4. "Work set to begin on new Dar es Salaam bridge". The Citizen (Tanzania). July 23, 2018.
5. "Construction of Selander Bridge in Tanzania over 40% percent complete". Construction Review Online. June 23, 2020.