List of crossings of the Zambezi River explained

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

Crossing	Type	Location	Date Opened	State	Coordinates Lat. Long.
Angola
Cazombo Bridge	road bridge	Cazombo, Moxico Province	reopened 2008^[1]	open	-11.9061°N 22.8311°W
Zambia
Chinyingi Suspension Bridge	foot bridge	Chinyingi, Western Province	1970s	open	-13.3522°N 23.0131°W
Barotse Floodplain Causeway	road bridge	Mongu, Western Province	2016^[2]	open	-15.2147°N 22.9261°W
Sioma Bridge	road bridge	Sioma, Western Province	open since April 2016	open	-16.6725°N 23.6275°W
Zambia–Namibia
Katima Mulilo Bridge	road bridge	Sesheke, Zambia–Katima Mulilo, Namibia	2004^[3] ^[4]	open	-17.4717°N 24.2497°W
Zambia–Botswana
Kazungula Bridge	road and rail bridge	Kazungula, Zambia–Kazungula, Botswana	2021^[5]	open	-17.7908°N 25.2622°W
Zambia–Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls Bridge	road and rail bridge	Livingstone, Zambia–Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe	1905^[6]	open	-17.9283°N 25.8569°W
Kariba Dam	road over dam	Siavonga, Zambia–Kariba, Zimbabwe	1959	open	-16.5231°N 28.7614°W
Chirundu Bridge	two road bridges	Chirundu, Zambia–Chirundu, Zimbabwe	1938 and 2002	open	-16.0383°N 28.8522°W
Mozambique
Cahora Bassa Dam	road over dam	Tete Province	1974	open	-15.5858°N 32.7047°W
Samora Machel Bridge	road bridge	Tete–Moatize	1973^[7]	open	-16.1819°N 33.5936°W
Kassuende Bridge	road bridge	Benga–Tete	2014^[8]	open	-16.1922°N 33.6186°W
Dona Ana Bridge	rail bridge	Vila de Sena–Mutarara	1935^[9]	open	-17.4392°N 35.0614°W
Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge	road bridge	Caia–Chimuara	2009^[10]	open	-17.8081°N 35.3975°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angola: Bridge over Zambezi river in Angola re-opened. macauhub.com. Macauhub.
2. Web site: Zambia : The Mongu-Kalabo road has been completed .
3. Zeller . Wolfgang . May 2009 . Danger and Opportunity in Katima Mulilo: A Namibian Border Boomtown at Transnational Crossroads . Journal of Southern African Studies . 35 . 1 . 133–154 . 10.1080/03057070802685619. 153640249 . 20.500.11820/e65b3190-e7fa-4fd7-aba5-a15425b94055 . free .
4. Web site: The History of the Zambezi Bridge from Namibia to Zambia: 1982–2004 . Dierks . Klaus . Klaus Dierks . 6 May 2004 . klausdierks.com .
5. Web site: President tours Kazungula Bridge project. The Herald. en. 2019-05-26.
6. Web site: Bridging the Zambezi. sunsteelandspray.com. Sun Steel and Spray. 2015-07-30. 2019-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20191026001234/http://www.sunsteelandspray.com/pages/bridgingthezambezi.html. dead.
7. Web site: Samora Machel Bridge. structurae.net. Structurae. 30 July 2015.
8. Web site: Second bridge over the Zambezi River opens in Mozambique. macauhub.net. Macauhub. 30 July 2015.
9. Web site: Dona Ana Steel Bridge (between Sena and Mutarara). hpip.org/. Heritage of Portuguese Influence. 30 July 2015.
10. Web site: Zambezi Bridge inaugurated. poptel.org.uk. Mozambique News Agency. 30 July 2015. 5 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191005063850/http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/newsletter/aim384.html#story1. dead.