Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kariba 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 | 1958 | Kariba–Siavonga 16°31′17.5″S 28°45′45.6″E / 16.521528°S 28.762667°E | Mashonaland West Province Zambia | [1] |
Major bridges
Name | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birchenough Bridge | 329 m (1,079 ft) | 378 m (1,240 ft) | Arch Steel through arch | 1935 | Chipinge 19°57′43.1″S 32°20′39.3″E / 19.961972°S 32.344250°E | Manicaland Province | [S 1] [2] [3] | ||
2 | Otto Beit Bridge | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 369 m (1,211 ft) | Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons | 1939 | Chirundu, Zimbabwe–Chirundu, Zambia 16°02′16.6″S 28°51′08.2″E / 16.037944°S 28.852278°E | Mashonaland West Province Zambia | [S 2] [4] [5] | ||
3 | Second Chirundu Bridge | 160 m (520 ft) | 400 m (1,300 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 119+160+119 | 2002 | Chirundu, Zimbabwe–Chirundu, Zambia 16°02′18.8″S 28°51′05.8″E / 16.038556°S 28.851611°E | Mashonaland West Province Zambia | [S 3] [6] [7] [8] | ||
4 | Victoria Falls Bridge | 156 m (512 ft) | 198 m (650 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 1905 | Victoria Falls–Livingstone 17°55′42.2″S 25°51′25.3″E / 17.928389°S 25.857028°E | 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.
External links
- "Brücken in der Simbabwe" [Bridges in Zimbabwe]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of Zimbabwe". Bridgemeister.com.
- Sakowski, Eric. "Category: Bridges in Zimbabwe". Highestbridges.com.
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