List of bridges in Zimbabwe

Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge
dismantled
Temporary bridge used for the construction of the Kariba Dam
Span : 424 m (1,391 ft)
219 m (719 ft)Suspension
Towerless, steel truss deck
Road bridge
Zambezi
1958KaribaSiavonga
16°31′17.5″S 28°45′45.6″E / 16.521528°S 28.762667°E / -16.521528; 28.762667 (Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge)
Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia
[1]


Major bridges

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Birchenough Bridge329 m (1,079 ft)378 m (1,240 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
1935Chipinge
19°57′43.1″S 32°20′39.3″E / 19.961972°S 32.344250°E / -19.961972; 32.344250 (Birchenough Bridge)
Manicaland Province[S 1]
[2]
[3]
2Otto Beit Bridge328 m (1,076 ft)369 m (1,211 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
1939Chirundu, ZimbabweChirundu, Zambia
16°02′16.6″S 28°51′08.2″E / 16.037944°S 28.852278°E / -16.037944; 28.852278 (Otto Beit Bridge)
Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia
[S 2]
[4]
[5]
3Second Chirundu Bridge160 m (520 ft)400 m (1,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
119+160+119
2002Chirundu, ZimbabweChirundu, Zambia
16°02′18.8″S 28°51′05.8″E / 16.038556°S 28.851611°E / -16.038556; 28.851611 (Second Chirundu Bridge)
Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia
[S 3]
[6]
[7]
[8]
4Victoria Falls Bridge156 m (512 ft)198 m (650 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
1905Victoria FallsLivingstone
17°55′42.2″S 25°51′25.3″E / 17.928389°S 25.857028°E / -17.928389; 25.857028 (Victoria Falls Bridge)
Matabeleland North Province
 Zambia
[S 4]
[9]
[10]


See also

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Others references

Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). "Le Zimbabwe". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe [The Great Bridges of the World: Remarkable Bridges Outside Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 41. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
  • "Bridges of Zimbabwe" (PDF). Rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk. Philatelic Bureau Bulletin N°5. 24 October 2006.

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