Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge

Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge
Portuguese: Ponte Armando Emílio Guebuza
Coordinates 17°48′29″S 35°23′51″E / 17.8081°S 35.3975°E / -17.8081; 35.3975Coordinates: 17°48′29″S 35°23′51″E / 17.8081°S 35.3975°E / -17.8081; 35.3975
Carries EN1 (2 lanes)
Crosses Zambezi River
Locale Caia and Chimuara
Other name(s) Zambezi River Bridge
Maintained by National Road Administration
Preceded by Dona Ana Bridge
Characteristics
Design Box girder bridge
Total length 2,376 metres (7,795 ft)
Width 16 metres (52 ft)
No. of spans 6
History
Designer WSP Group
Constructed by Mota-Engil
Soares da Costa
Construction start December 2005
Construction cost € 66 million
Inaugurated 1 August 2009
Replaces Ferry service
Statistics
Toll US$ 3 (light vehicles)
US$ 30 (trucks)
Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge
Location in Mozambique

Armando Emilio Guebuza Bridge is a bridge in Mozambique that crosses the Zambezi River. It connects the provinces of Sofala and Zambezia.[1][2] It is named after Armando Guebuza, the President of Mozambique.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zambezi Bridge inaugurated". High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique in London. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "New bridge unites Mozambique". Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2013.


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