Kyaka Bridge

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'''Kyaka Bridge''', sometimes referred to as the Kagera Bridge, is a bridge in Tanzania that crosses the Kagera River.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.painterbrothers.com/itemdetails.php?id=24 |title= The Kyaka River Bridge in Tanzania |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=December 2010 |publisher= Painter Brothers |accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> The bridge was blown up by Ugandan experts from Kilembe Mines in 1978 during the Uganda–Tanzania War.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D4LcR4iOmcYC&dq=Kyaka+Bridge&pg=PA319 |title= Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era |last1= Mwakikagile |first1= Godfrey |date= 2010 |work= |publisher= New Africa Press |isbn= 9780980253412 |accessdate=16 March 2013}}</ref>

The present (truss) bridge is a Callender-Hamilton bridge supplied by the British structural steelwork fabricators Painter Brothers.

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Category:Bridges over the Kagera River Category:Bridges in Tanzania