Mozambique Island Bridge

Mozambique Island Bridge
Portuguese: Ilha de Moçambique Ponte
Coordinates 15°02′40″S 40°42′33″E / 15.04444°S 40.70917°E / -15.04444; 40.70917Coordinates: 15°02′40″S 40°42′33″E / 15.04444°S 40.70917°E / -15.04444; 40.70917
Carries 1 lane
Crosses Indian Ocean
Locale Island of Mozambique
Maintained by National Road Administration
Characteristics
Material Concrete bridge
Total length 3,400 metres (11,200 ft)[1]
History
Construction end 1969

Mozambique Island Bridge is a bridge in Mozambique that connects the Island of Mozambique, the former capital of colonial Portuguese East Africa to the mainland over the Indian Ocean.[2] The western end of the bridge is on the mainland in Lumbo.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Measured via Google Earth
  2. ↑ "Rehabilitation of Mozambique Island Bridge Starts". Africa News Servi'. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Historia". Conselho Municipal da Cidade da Ilha de Moçambique. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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