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Kazungula Bridge | |
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 Kazungula Bridge under construction over the Zambezi, at the duo-tripoint between Namibia and Zimbabwe, and crossing between Botswana and Zambia | |
| Coordinates | 17°47′28″S 25°15′45″E / 17.79111°S 25.26250°E |
| Carries | 2 lanes of A33 / M19 (1 each way), pedestrian traffic and railway line |
| Crosses | Zambezi |
| Locale | |
| Official name | Kazungula Bridge |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 923 m (3,028 ft) |
| Longest span | 129 m (423 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 4 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 5 December 2014 |
| Construction end | December 2020 |
| Construction cost | $259,300,000[1] |
| Inaugurated | 10 May 2021 |
| Replaces | Kazungula Ferry |
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Kazungula Bridge is a road and rail bridge over the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Botswana at the town of Kazungula. The 923-metre-long (3,028 ft) by 18.5-metre-wide (61 ft) bridge has a longest span of 129 metres (423 ft) and links the town of Kazungula in Zambia with Botswana. The bridge features a single-line railway track between two traffic lanes and walkways for pedestrians.[2]
Before the bridge was opened for traffic in May 2021, direct traffic between the two countries was possible only by ferry. The bridge takes advantage of the short 135-metre (440 ft) border the two countries share at the river,[3] and is curved to avoid the nearby borders of Zimbabwe and Namibia.[4][5]
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- ^ Mwale, Chimwemwe (6 September 2007). "Trade boom lies in wait for Kazungula Bridge". Zambia Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Botswana–Zambia Land Boundary". Sovereign Limits. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "2. Project description and Justification", Zambia Botswana Kazungula Bridge Project ESIA Summary July 2011 (PDF), African Development Bank Group, July 2011, p. 2, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2015, retrieved 30 January 2018,
The bridge has been designed as an extra-dosed road-rail bridge configuration with middle deck sections of 129m, and 4 piers in the river, with a total length of 923m. It follows a curved alignment layout to avoid the border area in the Zambezi waters between Botswana and Zimbabwe, where the exact border positions have not been ratified.
- ^ Ganetsang, Godfrey (4 September 2014). "Daewoo E&C wins $161m tender for Kazungula Bridge". Sunday Standard. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.