National Road 1 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

National Road 1
Route information
Length3,130 km (1,940 mi)
Major junctions
West endMoanda on the Atlantic Ocean
East end T3 at the Kasumbalesa border with Zambia
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvincesKongo Central, Kinshasa, Kwango, Kwilu, Kasaï, Kasaï-Central, Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, Haut-Katanga
Major citiesKinshasa, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Lubumbashi
Highway system

National Road No. 1 is a major highway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It runs from the western port of Banana though the cities of Kinshasa, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Lubumbashi, and ends at Kasumbalesa in the southeast of the country where it connects with the T3 road in Zambia.[1] The road contains the Matadi Bridge, the largest bridge in the country, which spans the Congo River.

Route (east to west)
Place Province
Moanda Kongo Central
Boma
Kinzau-Mvuete
Matadi
Kenge
Kimpese
Lukala
Mbanza-Ngungu
Kisantu
Kasangulu
Kinshasa Kinshasa
Kenge Kwango
Masi-Manimba Kwilu
Kikwit
Kilembe
Tshikapa Kasaï
Bulungu Kasaï-Central
Kananga
Mbuji-Mayi Kasaï-Oriental
Mwene-Ditu Lomami
Luputa
Lusuku
Kaniama Haut-Lomami
Kamina
Mulungwishi Haut-Katanga
Lwambo
Likasi
Lubumbashi
Kasumbalesa
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