Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge
dismantled		Temporary bridge used for the construction of the Kariba Dam
Span : 424 m (1,391 ft)		219 m (719 ft)Suspension
Towerless, steel truss deck
Road bridge
Zambezi
1958Kariba–Siavonga
16°31′17.5″S 28°45′45.6″E / 16.521528°S 28.762667°E / -16.521528; 28.762667 (Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge)		Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia		[1]

Major bridges

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Birchenough Bridge329 m (1,079 ft)378 m (1,240 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
A9 road
Save River
1935Chipinge
19°57′43.1″S 32°20′39.3″E / 19.961972°S 32.344250°E / -19.961972; 32.344250 (Birchenough Bridge)		Manicaland Province[S 1]
[2]
[3]
2Otto Beit Bridge328 m (1,076 ft)369 m (1,211 ft)Suspension
Steel truss deck, steel pylons
R3 road
Zambezi
1939Chirundu, Zimbabwe–Chirundu, Zambia
16°02′16.6″S 28°51′08.2″E / 16.037944°S 28.852278°E / -16.037944; 28.852278 (Otto Beit Bridge)		Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia		[S 2]
[4]
[5]
3Second Chirundu Bridge160 m (520 ft)400 m (1,300 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
119+160+119
R3 road
Zambezi
2002Chirundu, Zimbabwe–Chirundu, Zambia
16°02′18.8″S 28°51′05.8″E / 16.038556°S 28.851611°E / -16.038556; 28.851611 (Second Chirundu Bridge)		Mashonaland West Province
 Zambia		[S 3]
[6]
[7]
[8]
4Victoria Falls Bridge156 m (512 ft)198 m (650 ft)Arch
Steel deck arch
A8 road
Zambezi
1905Victoria Falls–Livingstone
17°55′42.2″S 25°51′25.3″E / 17.928389°S 25.857028°E / -17.928389; 25.857028 (Victoria Falls Bridge)		Matabeleland North Province
 Zambia		[S 4]
[9]
[10]

See also

References

  • Nicolas Janberg, Structurae.com, International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering
  1. ↑ "Birchenough Bridge".
  2. ↑ "Otto Beit Bridge".
  3. ↑ "Chirundu Bridge".
  4. ↑ "Victoria Falls Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ↑ Thompson, F.B. (April 1960). "The road suspension bridge at Kariba". Civil Engineering. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 2 (4): 57–65. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_15943. ISSN 1021-2000.
  2. ↑ Shirley Smith, H.; Faber, O.; Bateson, E.; Freeman, R.; Henzell, J.S. (May 1945). "Discussion - The design and erection of the Birchenough and Otto Beit Bridges, Rhodesia". Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 24 (7): 195–208. doi:10.1680/ijoti.1945.12258. ISSN 0368-2455.
  3. ↑ "The Birchenough Bridge". Wondersofworldengineering.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "History of the Beit Trust". Beittrust.org.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ponte sospeso "Sir Otto Beit Bridge" (Zambia)" [Suspension bridge "Sir Otto Beit Bridge" (Zambia)]. Isg-progetti.it - ISG-progetti Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Yamazaki, Keiji; Kashiwamura, Tomohiko; Otsubo, Masato; Yamazaki, Jun. "Chirundu Bridge Construction Project in Zambia/Zimbabwe". The Importance of Design and Technical Management in International Bridge (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ The Feasibility Study on the Proposed New Bridge Over the Zambezi River at Chirundu Border Post (PDF). Openjicareport.jica.go.jp (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. pp. 45–112.
  8. ↑ "Traffic Opens on the Chirundu Bridge Linking Zambia and Zimbabwe". Kajima.co.jp - Kajima Corporation. Kajima News & Notes Vol.24. 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Victoria Falls Bridge". Asce.org - American Society of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Peter (2011). "Sun, Steel & Spray - A history of the Victoria Falls Bridge". Zambezibookcompany.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). "Le Zimbabwe". Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe [The Great Bridges of the World: Remarkable Bridges Outside Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 41. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.
  • "Bridges of Zimbabwe" (PDF). Rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk. Philatelic Bureau Bulletin N°5. 24 October 2006.
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