![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/NEW_NILE_BRIDGE_in_Jinja.jpg/640px-NEW_NILE_BRIDGE_in_Jinja.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Source of the Nile Bridge
Bridge in Uganda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Source of the Nile Bridge?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Source of the Nile Bridge, also New Jinja Bridge, which was commissioned on 17 October 2018, by the President of Uganda, is a cable-stayed bridge across the Victoria Nile in Uganda.[3][4] It replaced the Nalubaale Bridge, which was built in 1954.[5][6][7]
Quick Facts Coordinates, Carries ...
Source of the Nile Bridge Jinja | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Coordinates | 0.438611°N 33.187500°E / 0.438611; 33.187500 |
Carries | Kampala–Jinja Expressway |
Crosses | Victoria Nile |
Locale | [Jinja, Uganda] |
Official name | Source of The Nile Bridge Jinja |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Material | Steel, concrete |
Total length | 525 metres (1,722 ft) |
Longest span | 285 metres (935 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | January 2014 |
Opened | 17 October 2018[1][2] |
Location | |
![]() |
Close