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Bombi Bridge |
| Galana River Footbridge |
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2008
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in use
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Over the Galana river near the Sala Gate to Tsavo Park, 80km west of Malindi and 16km east of the ADC river crossing in in eastern Kenya
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| Description | Value |
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width |
1.08 m | | |
length |
111.65 m |
| pier |
height |
3.0 m |
| tower |
height |
11.05 m |
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| This project represents the first application of the Helvetas Nepal BBLL (Bridge Building at the Local Level) N-Type suspension bridge outside of the Himalayan region. |
| The bridge was built entirely using hand tools, diesel powered generator/welder, diesel powered concrete mixer, abney level, builder's level; all concrete was placed by hand and all excavation was done using hand tools only. |
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Leap of faith, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2009, n. 56 v. 15 .
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