Katima Mulilo Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 17°28′18″S 24°14′59.73″E / 17.47167°S 24.2499250°E |
| Crosses | Zambezi River |
| Locale | Sesheke, Zambia |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 900 metres (3,000 ft) |
| No. of spans | 19 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Concor Hochtief |
| Inaugurated | 13 May 2004 |
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The Katima Mulilo Bridge (also known as Bridge 508 in the Namibian Bridge Register) carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 metres long and with 19 spans.[1] It links Namibia's Trans–Caprivi Highway to the Zambian road network, forming a section of the trade route from south-central Africa to the Atlantic known as the Walvis Bay Corridor (Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road). It also carries tourist traffic.[2]
- ^ Dierks, Klaus (6 May 2004). "The History of the Zambezi Bridge from Namibia to Zambia: 1982 - 2004". klausdierks.com.
- ^ "COMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF THE KATIMA-MULILO BRIDGE AND THE LIVINGSTONE/SESHEKE ROAD, 13 MAY 2004" Speech of Dr. Sam Nujoma at the bridge's opening ceremony, as published on the Government of Namibia Network. Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 15 February 2005.