List of bridges in Zambia
Historical or architectural interest bridges
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Distinction ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Chinyingi Bridge, northern Zambia.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Chinyingi Suspension Bridge]]||bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| ||{{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel}}</small>||<center><small>Footbridge<br />[[Zambezi]]</small></center>||1977||[[Chinyingi]]<br /><small>{{Coord|13|21|10.5|S|23|00|44.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Chinyingi Suspension Bridge}}</small>||[[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69c5DAAAQBAJ | first=Chris | last=McIntyre | title=Chinyingi Suspension Bridge | publisher=Zambia - Bradt Travel Guides|date=1996|page=500}}</ref> |}
Major bridges
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! class="unsortable"| ! scope=col | ! scope=col |Name ! scope=col |Span ! scope=col |Length ! scope=col width="115" |Type ! scope=col width="115" |Carries<br />''Crosses'' ! scope=col |Opened ! scope=col |Location ! scope=col |Province ! class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |[[File:Olto Beit Bridge over the Zambesi at Chirundu. North Rhodesia (37788904851).jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Chirundu Bridge|Otto Beit Bridge]] ||{{convert|328|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|369|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|S328|[[Suspension bridge|Suspension]]<br />Steel truss deck, steel pylons}}</small>||<center><small>[[R3 road (Zimbabwe)|R3 road]]<br />''[[Zambezi]]''</small></center>||1939||[[Chirundu, Zimbabwe]]<br />[[Chirundu, Zambia]]<br /><small>{{Coord|16|02|16.6|S|28|51|08.2|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Otto Beit Bridge}}</small>||[[Southern Province, Zambia|Southern Province]]<br />{{ZWE}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/otto-beit-bridge | title=Otto Beit Bridge }}</ref> |- |[[File:Luangwa bridge (8546780863)2.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Luangwa Bridge]] ||{{convert|222|m|ft|abbr=on}}|| ||<small>{{Sort|C222|[[Cable-stayed bridge|Cable-stayed]]<br />Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons}}</small>||<center><small>[[Great East Road]]<br />''[[Luangwa River]]''</small></center>||1968||[[Chongwe District]] - [[Petauke District]]<br /><small>{{Coord|14|58|33.3|S|30|12|43.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Luangwa Bridge}}</small>||[[Lusaka Province]] - [[Eastern Province, Zambia|Eastern Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/luangwa-bridge | title=Luangwa Bridge }}</ref> |- | ||_row_count||[[Chirundu Bridge|Second Chirundu Bridge]]||{{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|400|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG160|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete<br />119+160+119}}</small>||<center><small>[[R3 road (Zimbabwe)|R3 road]]<br />''[[Zambezi]]''</small></center>||2002||[[Chirundu, Zimbabwe]]<br />[[Chirundu, Zambia]]<br /><small>{{Coord|16|02|18.8|S|28|51|05.8|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Second Chirundu Bridge}}</small>||[[Southern Province, Zambia|Southern Province]]<br />{{ZWE}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/chirundu-bridge | title=Chirundu Bridge}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ssms.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sms09_117.pdf | author=Keiji Yamazaki, Tomohiko Kashiwamura, Masato Otsubo & Jun Yamazaki| title=Chirundu Bridge Construction Project in Zambia/Zimbabwe| publisher=The Importance of Design and Technical Management in International Bridge}}</ref> |- |[[File:Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambia.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Victoria Falls Bridge]]||{{convert|156|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|198|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A156|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel deck arch}}</small>||<center><small>[[A8 road (Zimbabwe)|A8 road]]<br />''[[Zambezi]]''</small></center>||1905||[[Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe|Victoria Falls]]<br />[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]]<br /><small>{{Coord|17|55|41.7|S|25|51|26.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Victoria Falls Bridge}}</small>||[[Southern Province, Zambia|Southern Province]]<br />{{ZWE}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/victoria-falls-bridge | title=Victoria Falls Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asce.org/project/victoria-falls-bridge/ | title=Victoria Falls Bridge | website=asce.org - American Society of Civil Engineers}}</ref> |- |[[File:Zambezi Bridge construction at Kazungula.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Kazungula Bridge]]<br /><small>''under construction''</small>||{{convert|129|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|923|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|EX129|[[Extradosed bridge|Extradosed]]<br />Concrete box girder deck, 6 concrete pylons}}</small>||<center><small>Road–rail bridge<br />A33 (Botswana)<br />''[[Zambezi]]''</small></center>||2020||[[Kazungula]] - [[Kasane]]<br /><small>{{Coord|17|47|29.3|S|25|15|43.9|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Kazungula Bridge}}</small>||[[Southern Province, Zambia|Southern Province]]<br />{{BWA}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/kazungula-bridge | title=Kazungula Bridge }}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Environmental-and-Social-Assessments/Botswana%20and%20Zambia-Kazungula%20Bridge-ESIA%20Summary.pdf | title=Project : Kazungula Bridge, Botswana and Zambia | date=July 2011|website=afdb.org - African Development Bank}}</ref> |- |[[File:Katima Mulilo Bridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Katima Mulilo Bridge]]|| ||{{convert|900|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|BG129|[[Box girder bridge|Box girder]]<br />Prestressed concrete}}</small>||<center><small>[[Trans-Caprivi highway]]<br />''[[Zambezi]]''</small></center>||2004||[[Sesheke]] - [[Katima Mulilo]]<br /><small>{{Coord|17|28|18.9|S|24|14|59.0|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Katima Mulilo Bridge}}</small>||[[Western Province, Zambia|Western Province]]<br />{{NAM}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/katima-mulilo-bridge | title=Katima Mulilo Bridge }}</ref> |}
References
- Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
- Others references
Further reading
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.