C35 road (Namibia)

C35 road shield}}
C35 road
Major junctions
South end C34 near Henties Bay
Major intersections C36 at Uis
C39 near Khorixas
C40 at Kamanjab
C41 at Omakange
North end C46 near Ruacana
Location
CountryNamibia
Highway system
C34 C36

The C35, also the MR 76, is a regional road in Namibia that runs from Henties Bay at the Atlantic Ocean up to the Angolan-Namibian border in Ruacana. It is 620 kilometres (390 mi) long.[1][2] It has been described as one of Namibia's "most desolate roads".[3]

The C35 starts 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Henties Bay, branching off the C34. Is intersected by the C36 at Uis, the C39 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Khorixas, the C40 at Kamanjab, and the C41 at Omakange. It terminates at the C41 in Ruacana.[1] The northern section between Kamanjab and Ruacana is tarred,[4] the section between Henties Bay and Khorixas is to be upgraded to bitumen standard, too.[5]

Between Uis and Khorixas the C35 crosses the Ugab, the Aba Huab, and the Huab ephemeral rivers. Respective bridges and culverts were built in the 1960s.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Hentiesbaai to Ruacana" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Warning: Roads closed due to flooding". Informanté. 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "North of Hentjies Bay - Namibia Travel Guide". www.namibia-travel-guide.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ Ruacana-Omakange road completed at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 August 2015(Date mismatch))
  5. ^ Reiter, Claudia (6 October 2021). "Straße nach Uis wird asphaltiert" [Road to Uis to be tarred]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
  6. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Namibian Roads in History". p. Appendix Table 4: List of Major Structures for 1995. Retrieved 27 September 2024.