Project Description:

The new Okavango River Bridge is an iconic 1.2 km cable-stayed bridge that connects villages east of the river on the edge of the famous Okavango Delta with the rest of the country and grants Botswana an easier access to Namibian ports and faster connections to neighboring Angola and Zambia.

Judges Comments

This bridge plays a key role in generating new investments and jobs, boosting tourism, trade and movement of goods to enable the development of this part of Africa. Crossing the Okavango River close to its famous and unique inland estuary, the bridge has a cable-stayed main span of 200m, with steel-composite girders, supported from 43m high steel towers shaped like a pair of elephant tusks, recognising the notable conservation success for Botswana’s African elephants.

Structural Designer

Seteco Ingegneria

Location

Mohembo Village, Botswana