List of bridges in Zambia

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Historical or architectural interest bridges[]

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Chinyingi Bridge, northern Zambia.jpg 1 300 m (980 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Zambezi
 1977 Chinyingi
13°21′10.5″S 23°00′44.8″E / 13.352917°S 23.012444°E / -13.352917; 23.012444 (Chinyingi Suspension Bridge)		 North-Western Province [1]

Major bridges[]

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Olto Beit Bridge over the Zambesi at Chirundu. North Rhodesia (37788904851).jpg 1 Otto Beit Bridge 328 m (1,076 ft) 369 m (1,211 ft) Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
R3 road
Zambezi
 1939 Chirundu, Zimbabwe
Chirundu, Zambia
16°02′16.6″S 28°51′08.2″E / 16.037944°S 28.852278°E / -16.037944; 28.852278 (Otto Beit Bridge)		 Southern Province
 Zimbabwe		 [S 1]
Luangwa bridge (8546780863)2.jpg 2 Luangwa Bridge 222 m (728 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
Great East Road
Luangwa River
 1968 Chongwe District - Petauke District
14°58′33.3″S 30°12′43.9″E / 14.975917°S 30.212194°E / -14.975917; 30.212194 (Luangwa Bridge)		 Lusaka Province - Eastern Province [S 2]
3 Second Chirundu Bridge 160 m (520 ft) 400 m (1,300 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
119+160+119
R3 road
Zambezi
 2002 Chirundu, Zimbabwe
Chirundu, Zambia
16°02′18.8″S 28°51′05.8″E / 16.038556°S 28.851611°E / -16.038556; 28.851611 (Second Chirundu Bridge)		 Southern Province
 Zimbabwe		 [S 3]
[2]
Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambia.jpg 4 Victoria Falls Bridge 156 m (512 ft) 198 m (650 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
A8 road
Zambezi
 1905 Victoria Falls
Livingstone
17°55′41.7″S 25°51′26.1″E / 17.928250°S 25.857250°E / -17.928250; 25.857250 (Victoria Falls Bridge)		 Southern Province
 Zimbabwe		 [S 4]
[3]
Zambezi Bridge construction at Kazungula.jpg 5 Kazungula Bridge
under construction		 129 m (423 ft) 923 m (3,028 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 6 concrete pylons
Road–rail bridge
A33 (Botswana)
Zambezi
 2020 Kazungula - Kasane
17°47′29.3″S 25°15′43.9″E / 17.791472°S 25.262194°E / -17.791472; 25.262194 (Kazungula Bridge)		 Southern Province
 Botswana		 [S 5]
[4]
Katima Mulilo Bridge.jpg 6 Katima Mulilo Bridge 900 m (3,000 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Trans-Caprivi highway
Zambezi
 2004 Sesheke - Katima Mulilo
17°28′18.9″S 24°14′59.0″E / 17.471917°S 24.249722°E / -17.471917; 24.249722 (Katima Mulilo Bridge)		 Western Province
 Namibia		 [S 6]

References[]

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ^ "Otto Beit Bridge".
  2. ^ "Luangwa Bridge".
  3. ^ "Chirundu Bridge".
  4. ^ "Victoria Falls Bridge".
  5. ^ "Kazungula Bridge".
  6. ^ "Katima Mulilo Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ McIntyre, Chris (1996). "Chinyingi Suspension Bridge". Zambia - Bradt Travel Guides. p. 500.
  2. ^ Keiji Yamazaki, Tomohiko Kashiwamura, Masato Otsubo & Jun Yamazaki. "Chirundu Bridge Construction Project in Zambia/Zimbabwe" (PDF). The Importance of Design and Technical Management in International Bridge.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Victoria Falls Bridge". asce.org - American Society of Civil Engineers.
  4. ^ "Project : Kazungula Bridge, Botswana and Zambia" (PDF). afdb.org - African Development Bank. July 2011.

See also[]

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Further reading[]

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
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