The China Civil Engineering Construction Group (CCECG) and China Railway built the bridge, with funding from the Tanzanian government amounting to $300 million. The Magufuli Bridge, completed on October 6, 2023, drastically cuts travel time across Lake Victoria from two hours to. Tanzania has completed the Magufuli Bridge, a major infrastructure project that stretches across Lake Victoria. This was confirmed by DU Xiaohui, China's Director-General, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of December 2011, the country has 4,880 bridges. ^ "Miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara: Sekta ya Ujenzi" [50 years of independence of Tanzania Mainland:. On 19 June 2025, President Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurated the Kigongo–Busisi Bridge, officially the John Pombe Magufuli Bridge, now the longest in East Africa. 2 kilometers across the Gulf of Mwanza on Lake Victoria, this bridge stands as the longest in East Africa and the sixth. BEIJING, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The JP Magufuli Bridge in Tanzania's Mwanza Province officially opened to traffic on June 19, 2025. Built by China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC), the 4. 66-kilometer structure stands as Africa's longest low-pylon cable-stayed bridge.