Kazungula Bridge over the Zambezi River, Botswana-Zambia, southern Africa

Kazungula Bridge connects Botswana and Zambia over the Zambezi River.
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Kazungula Bridge is a road and rail bridge over the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Botswana at the town of Kazungula. The 923-metre-long by 18.5-metre-wide bridge has a longest span of 129 metres and links the town of Kazungula in Zambia with Botswana. The bridge features a single-line railway track between two traffic lanes and walkways for pedestrians.
Before the bridge was opened for traffic in May 2021, direct traffic between the two countries was possible only by ferry. The bridge takes advantage of the short 135-metre border the two countries share at the river, and is curved to avoid the nearby borders of Zimbabwe and Namibia.
History
In August 2007 the governments of Zambia and Botswana announced a deal to construct a bridge to replace the existing ferry.
Construction of the US$259.3 million project, which includes international border facilities in Zambia and Botswana officially began on 12 October 2014 and was completed on 10 May 2021 by the South Korean construction firm Daewoo E&C. Opening was delayed due to transport issues affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction was financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the African Development Bank.
The section of railway track across the Kanzungula Bridge is currently isolated, but is planned to be incorporated into the proposed Mosetse-Kazungula-Livingstone Railway.
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