List of bridges in Zambia

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		Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge dismantled	Temporary bridge used for the construction of the Kariba Dam Span : 424 m (1,391 ft)	219 m (719 ft)	Suspension Towerless, steel truss deck	Road bridge Zambezi	1958	Siavonga–Kariba 16°31′17.5″S 28°45′45.6″E / 16.521528°S 28.762667°E / -16.521528; 28.762667 (Kariba Dam Suspension Bridge)	Southern Province Zambia	^[1]
	2	Chinyingi Suspension Bridge		300 m (980 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Zambezi	1977	Chinyingi 13°21′10.5″S 23°00′44.8″E / 13.352917°S 23.012444°E / -13.352917; 23.012444 (Chinyingi Suspension Bridge)	North-Western Province	^[2]

Major bridges

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Otto Beit Bridge	328 m (1,076 ft)	369 m (1,211 ft)	Suspension Steel truss deck, steel pylons	R3 road Zambezi	1939	Chirundu, Zambia–Chirundu, Zimbabwe 16°02′16.6″S 28°51′08.2″E / 16.037944°S 28.852278°E / -16.037944; 28.852278 (Otto Beit Bridge)	Southern Province Zambia	^{[S 1]} ^[3] ^[4]
	2	Luangwa Bridge	222 m (728 ft)	302 m (991 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons 40+222+40	Great East Road Luangwa River	1968	Chongwe District–Petauke District 14°58′33.1″S 30°12′43.6″E / 14.975861°S 30.212111°E / -14.975861; 30.212111 (Luangwa Bridge)	Lusaka Province Eastern Province	^{[S 2]} ^[5]
	3	Second Chirundu Bridge	160 m (520 ft)	400 m (1,300 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 119+160+119	R3 road Zambezi	2002	Chirundu, Zambia–Chirundu, Zimbabwe 16°02′18.8″S 28°51′05.8″E / 16.038556°S 28.851611°E / -16.038556; 28.851611 (Second Chirundu Bridge)	Southern Province Zambia	^{[S 3]} ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
	4	Victoria Falls Bridge	156 m (512 ft)	198 m (650 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	A8 road Zambezi	1905	Victoria Falls–Livingstone 17°55′42.2″S 25°51′25.3″E / 17.928389°S 25.857028°E / -17.928389; 25.857028 (Victoria Falls Bridge)	Southern Province Zambia	^{[S 4]} ^[9] ^[10]
	5	Kazungula Bridge	129 m (423 ft)(x5)	923 m (3,028 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 6 concrete pylons Rail-road bridge 54+85+5x129+85+54	A33 road M10 road Mosetse–Kazungula–Livingstone Railway Zambezi	2020	Kazungula–Kasane 17°47′28.4″S 25°15′45.0″E / 17.791222°S 25.262500°E / -17.791222; 25.262500 (Kazungula Bridge)	Southern Province Zambia	^{[S 5]} ^[11] ^[12]
	6	Sioma Bridge	120 m (390 ft)	252 m (827 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 66+120+66	Road bridge Zambezi	2016	Sioma 16°40′18.7″S 23°37′37.6″E / 16.671861°S 23.627111°E / -16.671861; 23.627111 (Sioma Bridge)	Western Province	^[13] ^[14]
	7	Katima Mulilo Bridge		900 m (3,000 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Trans-Caprivi highway Zambezi	2004	Sesheke–Katima Mulilo 17°28′18.9″S 24°14′58.5″E / 17.471917°S 24.249583°E / -17.471917; 24.249583 (Katima Mulilo Bridge)	Western Province Zambia	^{[S 6]}

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