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 Designed
by Sir Ralph Freeman, the same engineer who designed the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, the Victoria Falls Bridge is an engineering feat linking Zimbabwe
and Zambia. Spanning 152 metres, the bridge was the brainchild of
Sir Cecil John Rhodes, who wanted the “spray of the Falls on
the train carriages” – even though he never visited the
Falls and died before construction of the Bridge began.
Located just below the Falls, and completed in just 14 months, the
Bridge made way for modern-day transportation and commerce to reach
central Africa.
Constructed from steel, the arch spans 156.50 metres, with a height
of 128 metres above the valley floor. Like Sydney, the Bridge carries
cars, trains and foot traffic and plays host to the world-famous,
111 metre Shearwater Bungi Jump.
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