Great East Road

T4 Road shield
Great East Road (T4)
Map showing the Great East Road through Zambia
Great East Road in 2024 07.jpg
Route information
Length595 km (370 mi)
Major junctions
West end T2 / M9 in Lusaka
Major intersectionsD145 at Luangwa Bridge
D142 in Nyimba
D138 in Petauke
T6 in Katete
D123 in Chipata
M12 in Chipata
D128 in Chipata
East end M12 at the Mwami Border with Malawi near Mchinji
Location
CountryZambia
ProvincesLusaka, Eastern
Major citiesLusaka, Chongwe, Rufunsa, Nyimba, Petauke, Sinda, Katete, Chipata
Highway system
T3 T5

The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the main route linking its Eastern Province with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and Malawi and between Zambia and northern Mozambique.[1] However, the route does not carry as much traffic as many of the other regional arterial roads and between the main cities it serves, Lusaka and Chipata, it passes through rural and wilderness areas. In Lusaka the road forms the main arterial road for the eastern suburbs. The entire route from Lusaka to Chipata and the border with Malawi is designated the T4 road on Zambia's road network.[2][3]

  1. ^ Terracarta: Zambia, 2nd edition, International Travel Maps, Vancouver, Canada, 2000.
  2. ^ "Roads and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, Cap 464 | Zambia Legal Information Institute". zambialii.org. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. ^ "Roads and Road Traffic Act | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2022-06-27.