Country: | TZA |
Type: | T |
Route: | 9 |
Maint: | TANROADS |
Map: | T9 Tansania.svg |
Map Notes: | The T9 is indicated in yellow. |
Length Km: | 1,014 |
Direction A: | North |
Terminus A: | in Biharamulo |
Junction: | in Lusahunga in Nyakanazi in Kasulu in Uvinza in Mpanda in Sumbawanga |
Direction B: | South |
Terminus B: | in Tunduma |
Regions: | Kagera, Kigoma, Katavi, Rukwa, Songwe |
Cities: | Biharamulo, Kasulu, Mpanda, Sumbawanga, Tunduma |
Previous Type: | T |
Previous Route: | 8 |
Next Type: | T |
Next Route: | 10 |
The T9 is a Trunk road in Tanzania. The road runs from Biharamulo in Kagera along the western zones of the country through to Tunduma forming a junction at the Tanzam Highway. The roads as it is approximately 881km (547miles).[1] The road is partially paved, with the biggest unpaved section being from Mpanda to Biharamulo.[2] [3] [4] As of November 2021, the route is the longest unpaved section of the National Trunk road system.
Between the 15 km (9.3 mi) stretch from Nyakanazi to Lusahunga, the T9 trunk road shares its designation with the T3 trunk road.
Within Uvinza, there is a 4km (02miles) stretch of the T9 trunk road that shares its designation with T18 trunk road.