The glamorous single cable bridge spanning River Nile that connects to Jinja Town in Eastern Uganda has been named Source of the Nile.
The name was suggested and approved by cabinet meeting that sat Monday at State House Entebbe presided over by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
It was found suitable and relevant given it’s built over the Nile whose source is in Uganda.
Museveni will Wednesday (Tomorrow) officially commission this exquisite overpass whose completion aroused excitement among Ugandans.
Its construction cost shs 450 billion provided by Japanese and Ugandan government giving it a lifespan of 120 years.
The 525m-long bridge will as well ensure safety of the Northern Corridor Transportation System by relieving traffic loading from the deteriorating Nalubaale Dam/Bridge structure which was opened to traffic in 1954.
Costing shs 450 billion, the bridge will last for 120 years.
What you should know:
It is the longest single plane cable configuration in the entire African Continent.
The 525m-long bridge has a central span of 290m, end spans of 135m and 100m on the east and west banks respectively.
The overall width of the Bridge is 22.9m wide. It has a dual carriageway 7.0m wide with a pedestrian walk way of 2.25m wide on both ends. For security at night, the Bridge will have lighting facilities.
The bridge’s foundation of 1.5m and 2.0m diameter piles are embedded approximately 14-23m deep into hard rock.
The new 1.83km long asphalt approach roads has three at-grade junctions at Nile Breweries, Nytil and Jinja round about to allow interchange of traffic to the existing road network.