Selander Bridge


Selander Bridge is a bridge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that connects the north west of Dar es Salaam's city centre to the south eastern Oyster Bay neighbourhood.

History

It was constructed in 1929 and is named after John Einar Selander, Tanganyika's first Director of Public Works.
The present bridge was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency in 1980 and was its first road project in Tanzania. The current four-lane bridge was built in the same year. It lies along the Ali Hassan Mwinyi road.

Tanzanite Bridge

Construction of the new sea bridge which costs 258.3 billion Tanzanian shillings, will connect roads linking Aga Khan Hospital and Coco beach. The project will help to reduce the traffic jam. The bridge will be ready by October 2021. As of June 2020, the project has been completed by 40 percent.