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

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Bridges and other crossings of the Zambezi River

Crossing	Type	Location	Date Opened	State	Coordinates Lat. Long.
Cazombo Bridge	road bridge	Cazombo, Moxico Province	reopened 2008 [1]	open	11°54′22″S22°49′52″E / 11.90611°S 22.83111°E / -11.90611; 22.83111
Chinyingi Suspension Bridge	foot bridge	Chinyingi, Western Province	1970s	open	13°21′08″S23°0′47″E / 13.35222°S 23.01306°E / -13.35222; 23.01306
Barotse Floodplain Causeway	road bridge	Mongu, Western Province	2016 [2]	open	15°12′53″S22°55′34″E / 15.21472°S 22.92611°E / -15.21472; 22.92611
Sioma Bridge	road bridge	Sioma, Western Province	open since April 2016	open	16°40′21″S23°37′39″E / 16.67250°S 23.62750°E / -16.67250; 23.62750
Katima Mulilo Bridge	road bridge	Sesheke, Zambia–Katima Mulilo, Namibia	2004 [3] [4]	open	17°28′18″S24°14′59″E / 17.47167°S 24.24972°E / -17.47167; 24.24972
Kazungula Bridge	road and rail bridge	Kazungula, Zambia–Kazungula, Botswana	2021 [5]	open	17°47′27″S25°15′44″E / 17.79083°S 25.26222°E / -17.79083; 25.26222
Victoria Falls Bridge	road and rail bridge	Livingstone, Zambia–Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe	1905 [6]	open	17°55′42″S25°51′25″E / 17.92833°S 25.85694°E / -17.92833; 25.85694
Kariba Dam	road over dam	Siavonga, Zambia–Kariba, Zimbabwe	1959	open	16°31′23″S28°45′41″E / 16.52306°S 28.76139°E / -16.52306; 28.76139
Chirundu Bridge	two road bridges	Chirundu, Zambia–Chirundu, Zimbabwe	1938 and 2002	open	16°02′18″S28°51′08″E / 16.03833°S 28.85222°E / -16.03833; 28.85222
Cahora Bassa Dam	road over dam	Tete Province	1974	open	15°35′09″S32°42′17″E / 15.58583°S 32.70472°E / -15.58583; 32.70472
Samora Machel Bridge	road bridge	Tete–Moatize	1973 [7]	open	16°10′55″S33°35′37″E / 16.18194°S 33.59361°E / -16.18194; 33.59361
Kassuende Bridge	road bridge	Benga–Tete	2014 [8]	open	16°11′32″S33°37′7″E / 16.19222°S 33.61861°E / -16.19222; 33.61861
Dona Ana Bridge	rail bridge	Vila de Sena–Mutarara	1935 [9]	open	17°26′21″S35°03′41″E / 17.43917°S 35.06139°E / -17.43917; 35.06139
Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge	road bridge	Caia–Chimuara	2009 [10]	open	17°48′29″S35°23′51″E / 17.80806°S 35.39750°E / -17.80806; 35.39750

References

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