Congola Bridge

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Coordinates: 17 ° 47 ′ 26 ″  S , 23 ° 20 ′ 38 ″  E

Kongola Bridge
Kongola Bridge
use Road traffic ( national road B8 )
Convicted Kwando
place Kongola
overall length 500
opening 2004
location
Congolabrücke (Namibia)
Congola Bridge

The Kongolabrücke ( English Kongola Bridge ) since 2004 , a road bridge over the Kwando in northeastern Namibia .

The bridge is located around ten kilometers west of the village of Kongola and around 50 kilometers north of the Mudumu National Park . The concrete bridge spans a sandbank in the Kwando and has a total length of over 500 meters.

The Congola Bridge (like the Bagani Bridge ) is an important part of the Trans-Caprivi Corridor ( B8 ) and the only Kwando crossing for hundreds of kilometers. The Bwabwata National Park begins to the west of the Congola Bridge .