Kigongo–Busisi Bridge

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The Kigongo–Busisi Bridge, officially the John Pombe Magufuli Bridge, is a road bridge in Tanzania, constructed between December 2019 and December 2024. The bridge spans 3.2 kilometres (2.0 miles) across the Gulf of Mwanza, linking Kigongo in Misungwi District with Busisi in Sengerema District, and connecting to the trunk road that extends through the Geita Region, cutting crossing time from thirty-five minutes by ferry to four minutes by automobile. It is reported to be the longest bridge in East Africa and the sixth-longest on the African continent. The bridge forms a part of the Tanzanian Trunk Road T4. As part of this road infrastructure project, a 35-kilometre (22 mi) tarmacked road will be constructed to link the eastern end of the bridge to the city of Mwanza.

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