Caia, Mozambique

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Caia is a town on the south bank of the Zambezi River in Sofala Province, Mozambique. It is the site of one of the largest ferries across the river, a vital link on the main north-south highway which runs the length of the country near the coast. The ferry is often unreliable and may not operate when the river experiences its annual flood.

Overview

In 2007 construction was due to start on the longest road bridge to span the Zambezi. With a length of 2376 m and width of 16 m it will be longer than the bridges at Tete and Katima Mulilo, exceeded only by the Dona Ana Bridge, being restored as a railway bridge. The Caia Bridge will cost US$80 million. [ [http://www.worldbridgenews.com/default.asp?id=1&mnu=1&ACT=5&content=84 "Zambezi Bridge to Start in July (Mozambique)."] "World Bridge News", retrieved 12 November 2007. Google Earth has high resolution photos of Caia, showing the ferry, land cleared for the bridge approaches, and derelict railway rolling stock.]

Caia also has an airport with a 900-metre paved runway, and is a station on the railway from Beira via the Dona Ana Bridge to Malawi, Moatize and Tete, which was the damaged in the war and is planned for rehabilitation.

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/MZ/5/Caia.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 34m (Red dots are railways)]