The Nyali Bridge is a concrete girder bridge

Girder bridge

A girder bridge, in general, is a bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers. In turn, a bridge deck is built on top of the girders in order to carry traffic. There are several different subtypes of girder bridges:...

 connecting the city of Mombasa

Mombasa

Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....

 on Mombasa Island

Mombasa Island

Mombasa Island is a 5 km by 3 km coral outcrop located on Kenya's coast on the Indian Ocean, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The city of Mombasa is located on the island....

 to the mainland of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. The bridge

Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...

 crosses Tudor Creek

Tudor Creek

Tudor Creek is one of two main water bodies separating Mombasa Island from the Kenyan mainland ....

 (a tidal inlet) to the north-east of the island. The bridge is one of two road links out of Mombasa (the other being the Makupa Causeway

Makupa Causeway

The Makupa Causeway is a causeway linking Mombasa island to the Kenyan mainland. The road runs for approximately one and a half miles between the Magongo Circus and Makupa Circus...

). The Likoni Ferry

Likoni Ferry

The Likoni Ferry is a boat service across the Kilindini Harbour, serving both the island city of Mombasa and the Kenyan mainland town of Likoni. Two double-ended ferries alternate across the harbour, carrying both road and foot traffic. The ferries are operated by the Kenya Ferry Services , and is...

 provides a third transport link to the island, and is situated at the southern tip. The mainland approach to the bridge serves as a police checkpoint in both directions.

The Old Nyali Bridge

Old Nyali Bridge

The Nyali Bridge was a floating pontoon bridge linking Mombasa Island to the Kenyan mainland.The bridge linked the Mzizima district of Mombasa to Nyali, and was built in 1931....

(a floating bridge

Pontoon bridge

A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a bridge that floats on water and in which barge- or boat-like pontoons support the bridge deck and its dynamic loads. While pontoon bridges are usually temporary structures, some are used for long periods of time...

) stood approximately half a mile downstream from the current crossing.