The T1 or Lusaka–Livingstone Road is the main highway of the Southern Province of

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. It begins 55 kilometres south of the city of

Lusaka Lusaka ( ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was abo ...

(10 kilometres south of

Kafue Kafue is a town on the T2 road in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe ...

) and heads south-west to the principal tourist destination,

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls (Lozi language, Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "Thundering Smoke/Smoke that Rises"; Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border betwe ...

in Livingstone, via

Mazabuka Mazabuka is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia. It is the capital of Mazabuka District, one of the thirteen administrative units in the Southern Province. Etymology The name Mazabuka originates from a Tonga local language word "kuzabu ...

Monze Monze is a prominent town in the Southern Province of Zambia, with a population of 268,432 according to the 2022 census. It is located about 180 kilometers south-west of Lusaka. It serves as the administrative center for the Monze District. The ...

, Choma and Kalomo, measuring approximately . The entire route is part of

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number 4 or Cairo-Cape Town Highway between

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and

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Route

The total distance of the route is approximately . It is entirely in the Southern Province of

. The T1 begins in

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, at the Turnpike junction with the T2 road (Kafue Road) just south of the

Kafue River The long Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia. Its water is used for irrigation and for generating Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power. It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it ...

Bridge (55 kilometres south of

; 10 kilometres south of

) (adjacent to the Kafue Weighbridge). From the T2 road t-junction, the T1 goes westwards for to the town of

. It enters Mazabuka in a northerly direction. By ABSA Bank, the T1 turns westwards and by Mazabuka Police Station, the T1 turns northwards. It is one road for the remainder of its length to Livingstone. North of Mazabuka town centre, the road turns west and then south-west. It goes for , through the settlement of Magoye, to the town of

. After passing through Monze in a southerly direction, it continues for , through the small town of Chisekesi (where it meets the D375 road going to Gwembe), to the town of Pemba. From Pemba, the T1 goes south-west for , through the settlement of Batoka (where it meets the D775 road to

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Lake Kariba Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 fo ...

), through the Daniel Munkombwe Toll Plaza, to the town of Choma, Southern Province's Capital since 2012. In Choma, the T1 meets the southern terminus of the M11 road, which connects Choma with

Namwala Namwala is a town and the seat of Namwala District in Southern Province of Zambia. It is on the M11 road. Namwala town has a population of over 5,000 people. It lies on the southern bank of the Kafue River at 996 metres above sea level. It hous ...

and the Itezhi-Tezhi Dam. From Choma, the T1 goes west-south-west for to the town of Kalomo, which was the first administrative centre of the former

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. In Kalomo, the T1 meets a road which heads to the southern part of the

Kafue National Park Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km2 (similar in size to Wales or Massachusetts). It is the second largest national park in Africa and is home to 152 different species of mammals. ...

( Dundumwezi Gate). From Kalomo, the road goes south-west for to the market town of Zimba. From Zimba, the road continues south-south-west for , through a narrow part of Kazungula District, through the Kebby Musokotwane Toll Plaza, to the city of Livingstone, Zambia's tourist capital, where it passes through the city as Mosi-oa-Tunya Road. South of the Livingstone city centre, the T1 road meets the eastern terminus of the M10 road, which connects Livingstone with

Kazungula Kazungula is a small border town in Zambia, lying on the north bank of the Zambezi River about west of Livingstone on the M10 Road. At Kazungula, the territories of four countries (Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia) come close to mee ...

(

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Border Post),

Sesheke Sesheke is a border town in the Western Province, Zambia, Western Province of Zambia, in a Sesheke District, district of the same name. It lies on the northern bank of the Zambezi River which forms the border with Namibia, Namibia's Caprivi Stri ...

(

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Border Post) and

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. The T1 continues southwards for another to the

, where it crosses the

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via the

Victoria Falls Bridge The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border post ...

into the

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, where it becomes the

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. The border city on the other side of the Zambezi River crossing is also named

Road Network

This route is entirely part of

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number 4 or Cairo-Cape Town Highway, which links

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with

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and

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.Trans-African Highway Network Routes - African Union
/ref> It is also part of the

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. It is also part of the route that motorists and heavy cargo trucks from

and parts of

use to reach

, Zambia's capital city. From Lusaka, this traffic continues to the north and east, including to

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and the

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. As a result, the road may be very busy and occupied with trucks, cars and buses, in either direction. As the road is one lane in each direction, heavy traffic and traffic jams are common.

Great North Road

This road connecting

and Livingstone (which was the capital of the

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before 1935) was originally regarded as being part of the Great North Road of Zambia. Then, after the capital of the nation became Lusaka in 1935, Lusaka was regarded as the southern terminus of the Great North Road and this road connecting Lusaka to Livingstone was no-longer regarded as part of the route.

References

*Camerapix (1996). "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Nairobi: Camerapix International Publishing. . *Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000.

External links

Crossing Lusaka to Livingstone
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lusaka-Livingstone Road Roads in Zambia Southern Province, Zambia

Route

Road Network

Great North Road

See also

References

External links