B8 road (Namibia)

B8 road often known as the Golden Highway [1] is one of the national highways of Namibia. It leads from the B1 at Otavi via Grootfontein and Rundu through the Caprivi Strip to the border town of Katima Mulilo (where there is a short 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) spur section, also designated B8, crossing into Zambia) and further on to the Botswana border at Ngoma. The section from Otavi to Katima Mulilo forms part of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.

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B8 road
Map of Namibia with a long green line running from the north to the south of the country, with one section of the line coloured blue instead. The green sections of the line signifies the B1.
Map of the B8.
Route information
Maintained by Roads Authority Namibia
Length933 km (580 mi)
Includes the main route between Otavi and Ngoma, and a short 4 km (2.5 mi) spur section also designated B8 between Katima Mulilo and the Katima Mulilo Bridge.
Main route
Length929 km (577 mi)
West end B1 in Otavi
Major intersections B14 in Grootfontein
B10 in Rundu
B8 (Katima Mulilo spur) in Katima Mulilo
East endA33 A33 at the Botswanan border at Ngoma
Katima Mulilo spur
Length4 km (2.5 mi)
South end B8 (main route) in Katima Mulilo
North end M10 at the Zambian border (Wenela Border Post) near the Katima Mulilo Bridge
Location
CountryNamibia
Major citiesOtavi, Grootfontein, Rundu, Divundu, Katima Mulilo
Highway system
← B6→ B10
Crossing the Trans–Caprivi Highway on approach to Katima's Mpacha Airport.

Populated places

from west to east

See also

References
  1. http://www.namibia-travel-guide.com/bradt_guide.asp?bradt=416>
  2. Labersweiler, Sabine (7 February 2011). "Kapelle in Mile 30 eingeweiht" [Chapel consecrated at Mile 30] (in German). Evangelical Lutheran Provost Brunswick. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.



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