| Trans-Caprivi highway | |
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 Corridors in Namibia | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 2,700 km (1,700 mi) |
| Location | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Highway system | |
The Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road, formerly known as the Trans-Caprivi Corridor and until 2004 the Trans-Caprivi Highway, begins inWalvis Bay. It runs throughRundu in northeasternNamibia and along theCaprivi Strip toKatima Mulilo on theZambezi River, which forms the border between Namibia andZambia. TheKatima Mulilo Bridge spans the river to the Zambian town ofSesheke. From there, the road continues as theM10 Road toLivingstone, where it connects to the main north–south highway toLusaka and extends to theCopperbelt.[1]
The Trans-Caprivi highway is a section of theWalvis Bay Corridor, atrade route linking land-locked Zambia (and neighbouring countries such asDR Congo,Malawi andZimbabwe) to the Walvis Bay port on theAtlantic Ocean. An example of the function of the corridor as a trade route is that trucks carry copper ore concentrate from theDikulushi Mine in South-East DR Congo across Zambia and down the Trans-Caprivi highway to the copper smelter atTsumeb in Namibia. The refined copper is then exported from Namibian ports.
As the name suggests, the corridor starts atWalvis Bay (inNamibia), passes throughNdola (inZambia) and ends atLubumbashi (inDR Congo).
The corridor begins in the coastal town ofWalvis Bay as theB2 road, heading northwards to the coastal town ofSwakopmund (a distance of 35km), where it turns eastwards. It heads eastwards from Swakopmund, throughKaribib, to the town ofOkahandja (a distance of 290km), where it reaches a junction with theB1 road. At this junction, the B2 ends and the corridor becomes the B1 northwards. The entire section from Walvis Bay to Okahandja is shared with theTrans-Kalahari Corridor.
From Okahandja, it heads northwards as the B1 for 290km, throughOtjiwarongo, to the town ofOtavi (south-west ofTsumeb), where it reaches a junction with theB8 road. At this junction, the corridor becomes the B8 east-north-east and heads for 345km to the town ofRundu, where it meets theB10 road and becomes the main road through theCaprivi Strip. The section from Okahandja to Otavi is shared with theTripoli–Cape Town Highway.
The corridor resumes being the B8 road and heads eastwards from Rundu for 510km to the border town ofKatima Mulilo, where it crosses the national boundary in a northerly direction to enterZambia. Immediately after crossing the border, it reaches a junction with Zambia'sM10 road. The corridor becomes the M10 and immediately crosses theZambezi River in a north-easterly direction as theKatima Mulilo Bridge to enter the town ofSesheke.
From Sesheke, the corridor heads eastwards as the M10 for 135km to the small town ofKazungula, where it meets theM19 road (which provides access to the nearKazungula Bridge border withBotswana). From Kazungula, it heads eastwards for 70 kilometres as the M10 to the city ofLivingstone (10 km north of theVictoria Falls), where it reaches a junction with theT1 road. At this junction, the M10 ends and the corridor becomes the T1 north-eastwards.
From Livingstone, it heads north-east as the T1 for 420km, throughChoma, to reach a junction with theT2 road about 10km south ofKafue. At this junction, the T1 ends and the corridor becomes the T2 northwards. It heads northwards as the T2 for 55km to the city ofLusaka (capital city of Zambia). From Lusaka, it heads northwards as the T2 for 200km, throughKabwe, toKapiri Mposhi, where it reaches a junction with theT3 road and enters theCopperbelt region. At this junction, the corridor becomes the T3 northwards. The section from Livingstone to Kapiri Mposhi is shared with theCairo-Cape Town Highway.
From Kapiri Mposhi, it heads northwards as the T3 for 170km, through the city ofNdola, to the city ofKitwe. From Kitwe, it heads northwards for 90km, throughChingola, to the border town ofKasumbalesa, where it crosses the national boundary in a northerly direction to enterDR Congo and become theN1 route. FromKasumbalesa, the corridor heads north-north-west as the N1 route for 100 kilometres to the city ofLubumbashi. The section from Kafue (south of Lusaka) to Lubumbashi is shared with theBeira–Lobito Highway.
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