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Trunk roads are mainly known as Inter-Territotial Roads.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Roads and Road Traffic Act {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1492 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}}</ref> |
Trunk roads are mainly known as Inter-Territotial Roads.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Roads and Road Traffic Act {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1492 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}}</ref> They are the main routes used to connect Zambia with other countries. |
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Revision as of 11:56, 30 August 2022
In Zambia some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation.[1][2][3] There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of Trunk Roads (also known as Inter-Territorial Roads), Main Roads (also known as Territorial Roads) and District Roads.[4][5][6]
Total: 91,440 km (2001) Paved: 20,117 km (2001) of which 6,779 km are trunk or main routes. Unpaved: 71,323 km (2001) (Some of the unpaved highways are graded laterite roads.)
Trunk Roads
Trunk roads are mainly known as Inter-Territotial Roads.[9] They are the main routes used to connect Zambia with other countries.
| Number | Description | Length |
|---|---|---|
| T1 road (Zambia) | Turnpike - Choma - Livingstone - Zimbabwe | 430 km |
| T2 road (Zambia) | Tanzania - Mpika - Kabwe - Lusaka - Zimbabwe | 1155 km |
| T3 road (Zambia) | Kapiri Mposhi - Ndola - Kitwe - Chingola - Congo | 263 km |
| T4 road (Zambia) | Lusaka - Katete - Chipata - Malawi | 595 km |
| T5 road (Zambia) | Chingola - Solwezi - Mwinilunga - Angola | 545 km |
| T6 road (Zambia) | Katete - Mozambique | 56 km |
Main Roads
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| M1 road (Zambia) | Mpika - Kasama - Mbala - Tanzania |
| M2 road (Zambia) | Mbala - Mpulungu |
| M3 road (Zambia) | Kasama - Mansa - Congo |
| M4 road (Zambia) | Sabina - Mufulira - Ndola |
| M5 road (Zambia) | Mufulira - Congo |
| M6 road (Zambia) | Kafulafuta - Luanshya |
| M7 road (Zambia) | Kitwe - Kalulushi |
| M8 road (Zambia) | Mutanda - Kawana - Kabompo - Zambezi |
| M9 road (Zambia) | Lusaka - Mumbwa - Kaoma - Mongu |
| M10 road (Zambia) | Livingstone - Kazungula - Sesheke - Senanga - Mongu |
| M11 road (Zambia) | Choma - Namwala |
| M12 road (Zambia) | Chipata - Lundazi |
| M13 road (Zambia) | Chipili - Kawambwa |
| M14 road (Zambia) | Nakonde - Malawi (Chitipa) & Malawi (Chisenga) - Thendere - Muyombe - Malawi (Katumbi) |
| M15 road (Zambia) | Chirundu - Siavonga - Zimbabwe |
| M16 road (Zambia) | Kalulushi - Sabina |
| M18 road (Zambia) | Kalulushi - Lufwanyama - Kawana |
| M19 road (Zambia) | Kazungula - Botswana |
| M20 road (Zambia) | Landless Corner - Mumbwa |
District Roads
References
- ^ "Improving Zambia's roads". BBC News. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Zambia Road Network (main roads)". WFP GeoNode. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Zambia road infrastructure rehabilitation programme | DBSA". www.dbsa.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Search results from Map, Zambia, Roads (map), retrieved 2 March 2022
- ^ "Navigation and Driving". Zambia Tourism. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people". Africa Renewal. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Confluence Mobile - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments". dlca.logcluster.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Zambia : Government announce Major Plans to Tar Economic Roads in Western, and North-Western Provinces". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Roads and Road Traffic Act | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
