B2 road (Namibia)
National highway of Namibia
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B2 is a major road in Namibia. The highway runs east–west between the major sea port of Walvis Bay and the nation's capital Windhoek.[1]
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 Map of the B2. | ||||
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| Maintained by Roads Authority Namibia | ||||
| Length | 320 km (200 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |   A1 / B1 near Okahandja | |||
| West end |  C14 in Walvis Bay | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Namibia | |||
| Towns | Okahandja, Karibib, Usakos, Arandis, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay | |||
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The B2's entire route forms the first section of both the Trans-Kalahari Corridor and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
Route
B2 begins in Walvis Bay at a roundabout intersection with the C14 and heads north along the coast of the South Atlantic Ocean for about 35 kilometers to Swakopmund. The route then heads northeast & east through inland Namibia for 291 kilometers where it ends at an intersection with B1 near Okahandja, approximately 74 kilometres north of Windhoek. The route passes through the Namib-Naukluft National Park and the Namib Desert. Major towns along the route are Arandis, Usakos, and Karibib.
