Bridge is on Central Railway which joins Dar-es-Salaam with Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika; structure was destroyed by German forces; original bridge consisted of one main span of 40 m, with cantilever arm 8 m long at either end; main span consisted of Warren-type truss with sub-verticals, load being carried on deck; total length between end bearings was 104.3 m.


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    Title :

    Reconstruction of Lukonde Bridge on Tanganyika Railways


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 153 , n 3974


    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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