Victoria Falls Bridge

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The Victoria Falls Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, renowned for its dramatic views of Victoria Falls and as a popular site for adventure activities like bungee jumping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
railway bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
tourist attraction
associatedWithEngineer Ralph Freeman
builtFor Cape to Cairo Railway project
carries pedestrians
rail traffic
road traffic
category Bridges between countries
Bridges completed in 1905
Bridges over the Zambezi River
commissionedBy Cecil Rhodes
connects Livingstone
Victoria Falls
surface form: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
constructionStartDate 1904
continent Africa
country Zambia
Zimbabwe
crosses Zambezi River
designedBy George Andrew Hobson
engineer George Andrew Hobson
gauge Cape gauge
hasViewOf Victoria Falls spray
Zambezi River gorge
heightAboveRiver about 128 m
heritageStatus historic bridge
inaugurationDate 1905-09-12
knownFor adventure tourism
dramatic views of Victoria Falls
length 198 m
locatedInProtectedArea Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls World Heritage Site
locatedNear Victoria Falls
locatedOnBorderBetween Zambia
Zimbabwe
mainSpanLength 156.5 m
material steel
openingDate 1905
owner Zambia
Zimbabwe
partOf Victoria Falls National Park
surface form: Victoria Falls area
railwayLine Cape to Cairo Railway project
surface form: Cape to Cairo Railway (segment)
structureType single-span arch
touristActivity bridge swing
bungee jumping
zip line
trafficDirection left-hand traffic
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Victoria Falls
surface form: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

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Victoria Falls hasViewpoints Victoria Falls Bridge
Livingstone hasBridgeAccess Victoria Falls Bridge
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls Bridge (via nearby border)
Victoria Falls town hasBorderCrossing Victoria Falls Bridge
subject surface form: Victoria Falls (town)
Zambia Railways network borderCrossing Victoria Falls Bridge
Devil’s Pool nearbyLandmark Victoria Falls Bridge
Zimbabwe–Zambia border hasBorderCrossing Victoria Falls Bridge
Zimbabwe–Zambia border hasBridge Victoria Falls Bridge
George Andrew Hobson notableWork Victoria Falls Bridge
Zambia and Zimbabwe shareInfrastructure Victoria Falls Bridge
Boiling Pot viewpointOf Victoria Falls Bridge
this entity surface form: Victoria Falls bridge