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A8 road (Zimbabwe)
The A8 Highway is a paved primary trunk road in Zimbabwe running from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. It is managed by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA). It is part of the R9 Route, which links Victoria Falls with Beitbridge.
The A8 Highway is part of Zimbabwe's regional road corridor number R9 which runs from the border with Zambia to the border with South Africa. It is also part of Trans-African Highway Network no. 4 (Cairo-Cape Town Highway), which is a route designated to connect Cairo and Cape Town.
Quick Road Data Table in reference to Regional Trunk Roads Network (RTRN).
A8 is part of the Trans-African Highway 4 which is runs from Cairo through Gaborone to Cape Town. The TAH 4 is 8.861 kilometers long and the A8 covers only 440 km which is only about 5% of the trans-national road corridor. However together with the A7 Highway that runs 110 km from Bulawayo to Plumtree Border Post the Zimbabwean length of the TAH 4 becomes 550 km, which is about 6% of the total trans-national corridor.
As shown on the Automobile Association 1973 Map.
From Bulawayo the first major junction is at Lupane Turn-off 176 km away. (18°56′09″S 27°45′52″E / 18.93583°S 27.764572°E ) This right turn is the P10 Road to Lupane Centre. This is the shortest trunk road in the system, only about 5 km long. The P10 Road after Lupane it connects with the P9 Highway.
( 18°56′05″S 27°48′33″E / 18.934622°S 27.809029°E ) The P9 Highway runs from here to Nkayi where it continues as P8 Highway to Kwekwe via Silobela. This is the shortest route from Victoria Falls to Harare.
About 51 km from Lupane Turn-off is Halfway House, 230 km from Bulawayo and 210 km before Victoria Falls. ( 18°43′47″S 27°22′15″E / 18.729815°S 27.37087°E )
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A8 road (Zimbabwe)
The A8 Highway is a paved primary trunk road in Zimbabwe running from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. It is managed by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA). It is part of the R9 Route, which links Victoria Falls with Beitbridge.
The A8 Highway is part of Zimbabwe's regional road corridor number R9 which runs from the border with Zambia to the border with South Africa. It is also part of Trans-African Highway Network no. 4 (Cairo-Cape Town Highway), which is a route designated to connect Cairo and Cape Town.
Quick Road Data Table in reference to Regional Trunk Roads Network (RTRN).
A8 is part of the Trans-African Highway 4 which is runs from Cairo through Gaborone to Cape Town. The TAH 4 is 8.861 kilometers long and the A8 covers only 440 km which is only about 5% of the trans-national road corridor. However together with the A7 Highway that runs 110 km from Bulawayo to Plumtree Border Post the Zimbabwean length of the TAH 4 becomes 550 km, which is about 6% of the total trans-national corridor.
As shown on the Automobile Association 1973 Map.
From Bulawayo the first major junction is at Lupane Turn-off 176 km away. (18°56′09″S 27°45′52″E / 18.93583°S 27.764572°E ) This right turn is the P10 Road to Lupane Centre. This is the shortest trunk road in the system, only about 5 km long. The P10 Road after Lupane it connects with the P9 Highway.
( 18°56′05″S 27°48′33″E / 18.934622°S 27.809029°E ) The P9 Highway runs from here to Nkayi where it continues as P8 Highway to Kwekwe via Silobela. This is the shortest route from Victoria Falls to Harare.
About 51 km from Lupane Turn-off is Halfway House, 230 km from Bulawayo and 210 km before Victoria Falls. ( 18°43′47″S 27°22′15″E / 18.729815°S 27.37087°E )