Mukuku Bridge

The Mukuku Bridge (also known as the Tuta Bridge) is a road bridge in Luapula Province, Zambia, that carries the Tuta / Serenje–Samfya road across the Luapula River and the Bangweulu wetlands. The bridge is one of the longest in Zambia, with its total length commonly reported at about 3.5 kilometres.[1][2]

History and construction

Contemporary accounts and local sources indicate the bridge was completed and put into service in the early 1980s; several sources report the structure was commissioned in August 1983. Construction was undertaken to provide a reliable all-season crossing of the Luapula and to support regional transport and economic activity.[3]

Design and description

The Mukuku/Tuta Bridge is a long, low-level concrete bridge supported on multiple piers to span the wetlands and river channels. Photographs and on-site video show a continuous deck with regularly spaced supporting piles and guard rails suitable for vehicular traffic; in places the crossing traverses expanses of floodplain and seasonal water. The bridge's length and design reflect the need to cross broad, seasonally inundated ground rather than a single narrow channel.

References

  1. ↑ "Mukuku Bridge/Tuta Bridge: Zambia's Longest Bridge in Milenge Village, Zambia (Google Maps)". Virtual Globetrotting. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Mukuku Bridge". www.zambia.travel. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  3. ↑ https://www.zambialaws.com/Zambia2019Pdfsi/SI%2051%20of%202019.pdf?utm

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