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Beira–Lobito Highway

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African Development Bank/United Nations Economic Commission For Africa: "Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links: Volume 2: Description of Corridors".
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When complete the highway will be the southernmost of the Trans-African network's east-west crossings of the continent.
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The route is also served by a rail link running parallel to it for much of its length except between
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south-eastwards. It is the N1 route for the remainder of the DR Congo section, through Likasi and
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have affected development of the highway in the past, most recently in DR Congo and Angola.
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From Machipanda, it goes eastwards as the N6 route, through
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The entire route from Lobito to Beira is 3523 kilometres.
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From Dilolo, it goes eastwards as the N39 route, through
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Region, where it crosses the near borderline into the
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Index

Beira-Lobito Highway
Trans-African Highway 9 shield

Beira
Mozambique
TAH 4
Zambia
TAH 3
Alto Hama
Angola
Lobito
Angola
Transport in
TAH 8
Beira
Lobito
Trans-African Highway
road
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
African Development Bank
African Union
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
DR Congo
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Angola

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