Victoria Falls Bridge - Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company
The Victoria Falls Bridge construction
Victoria Falls Railway Bridge
Project Completed: 1905
About the project
The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River, just below the
Victoria Falls, linking the two countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Constructed as a steel arch bridge, this structure is 198m long with its
main arch spanning 156.5m at a height of 128m above the lower water
mark. The bridge was originally built to carry a double line of railway
across the Zambesi river, however it was strengthened in 1929 where a
new deck was built allowing it to carry roads, rail and pedestrians.
The Victoria Falls Bridge was constructed in England by the Cleveland
Bridge & Engineering Company before being shipped to the Mozambique port
of Beira and then transported on the newly constructed railway to the
Victoria Falls. It was constructed rapidly, taking only 14 months to
complete, and was opened in 1905.