Bridge Name: | Mozambique Island Bridge |
Carries: | 1 lane |
Crosses: | Indian Ocean |
Locale: | Island of Mozambique |
Maint: | National Road Administration |
Material: | Concrete bridge |
Complete: | 1969 |
Mozambique Island Bridge is a bridge in Mozambique that connects the Island of Mozambique, the former capital of colonial Portuguese East Africa to the mainland over the Indian Ocean.[1]
In 1962, the government of Mozambique launched a tender for the construction of a 3,390 meter bridge to connect the Island of Mozambique to the mainland.[2]
In July 2004, a construction to rehabilitate the bridge started with a $9-million budget.[3]
A lighting system was installed on the bridge in 2013.[4]
The western end of the bridge is on the mainland in Lumbo.[5]
The Mozambique Island Bridge is a one-lane concrete bridge.[6]