List of crossings of the Zambezi River

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Zambezi River. Locations are listed with the left bank (moving downriver) listed first.

Crossings
Cazombo
Chinyingi Foot
Barotse Causeway
Sioma
      Katima       Mulilo

Kazungula
Victoria Falls
Kariba
Chirundu
Cahora Bassa
Samora Machel
Kassuende
Dona Ana
Armando Emilio Guebuza
Bridges and other crossings of the Zambezi River
Crossing Type Location Date Opened State Coordinates Lat. Long.

Angola

Cazombo Bridge road bridge Cazombo, Moxico Province reopened 2008[1] open 11°54′22″S 22°49′52″E

Zambia

Chinyingi Suspension Bridge foot bridge Chinyingi, Western Province 1970s open 13°21′08″S 23°0′47″E
Barotse Floodplain Causeway road bridge Mongu, Western Province due 2016[2] open 15°12′53″S 22°55′34″E
Sioma Bridge road bridge Sioma, Western Province open since April 2016 open 16°40′21″S 23°37′39″E

Zambia - Namibia

Katima Mulilo Bridge road bridge Sesheke, Zambia - Katima Mulilo, Namibia 2004[3][4] open 17°28′18″S 24°14′59″E

Zambia - Botswana

Kazungula Bridge road and rail bridge Kazungula, Zambia - Kazungula, Botswana due 2020[5] under construction 17°47′27″S 25°15′44″E

Zambia - Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls Bridge road and rail bridge Livingstone, Zambia - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 1905[6] open 17°55′42″S 25°51′25″E
Kariba Dam road over dam Siavonga, Zambia - Kariba, Zimbabwe 1959 open 16°31′23″S 28°45′41″E
Chirundu Bridge two road bridges Chirundu, Zambia - Chirundu, Zimbabwe 1938 and 2002 open 16°02′18″S 28°51′08″E

Mozambique

Cahora Bassa Dam road over dam Tete Province 1974 open 15°35′09″S 32°42′17″E
Samora Machel Bridge road bridge Tete - Moatize 1973[7] open 16°10′55″S 33°35′37″E
Kassuende Bridge road bridge Benga - Tete 2014[8] open 16°11′32″S 33°37′7″E
Dona Ana Bridge rail bridge Vila de Sena - Mutarara 1935[9] open 17°26′21″S 35°03′41″E
Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge road bridge Caia - Chimuara 2009[10] open 17°48′29″S 35°23′51″E

References
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  2. "Mongu-Kalabo Road will economically open Zambia to Angola-Scott". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. Zeller, Wolfgang (May 2009). "Danger and Opportunity in Katima Mulilo: A Namibian Border Boomtown at Transnational Crossroads". Journal of Southern African Studies. 35 (1): 133–154. doi:10.1080/03057070802685619. S2CID 153640249.
  4. Dierks, Klaus (6 May 2004). "The History of the Zambezi Bridge from Namibia to Zambia: 1982 - 2004". klausdierks.com.
  5. "President tours Kazungula Bridge project". The Herald. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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  8. "Second bridge over the Zambezi River opens in Mozambique". macauhub.net. Macauhub. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. "Dona Ana Steel Bridge (between Sena and Mutarara)". hpip.org/. Heritage of Portuguese Influence. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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