Victoria Falls Bridge

Victoria Falls Bridge
Coordinates17°55′42″S 25°51′26″E / 17.92833°S 25.85722°E / -17.92833; 25.85722
Carriesroad, rail, foot traffic
CrossesZambezi River
LocaleSecond Gorge of Victoria Falls, crossing the Zimbabwe-Zambia border
Maintained byNational railways of Zimbabwe and Zambia[1]
Characteristics
DesignParabolic arch[2]
MaterialSteel
Total length198 metres (650 ft)[1]
Height128 metres (420 ft)[3]
Longest span156.5 metres (513 ft)[3]
No. of spans1
Piers in water0
History
DesignerG. A. Hobson[1]
Constructed byCleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
Construction start1904[1]
Construction end1905[1]
Location
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The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and Livingstone, Zambia.

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