List of bridges in Zimbabwe

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:Bbridge.jpg|150px]]||_row_count||[[Birchenough Bridge]] ||{{convert|329|m|ft|abbr=on}}||{{convert|378|m|ft|abbr=on}}||<small>{{Sort|A329|[[Arch bridge|Arch]]<br />Steel tied-arch}}</small>||<center><small>[[A9 road (Zimbabwe)|A9 road]]<br />''Sabi''</small></center>||1935||[[Chipinge]]<br /><small>{{Coord|19|57|43.1|S|32|20|39.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline|name=Birchenough Bridge}}</small>||[[Manicaland Province]]||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/birchenough-bridge | title=Birchenough Bridge }}</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>||[[Mashonaland West Province]]<br />{{ZMB}}||<ref group=S>{{cite web |url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/otto-beit-bridge | title=Otto Beit 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>||[[Mashonaland West Province]]<br />{{ZMB}}||<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>||[[Matabeleland North Province]]<br />{{ZMB}}||<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> |}

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
    • Others references

      See also

      "Category: Bridges in Zimbabwe". highestbridges.com.

      Further reading

      • Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
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