Birchenough Bridge
Birchenough Bridge | |
|---|---|
Entrance of Birchenough Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 19°57′43″S 32°20′40″E / 19.962056°S 32.344306°E |
| Carries | Road |
| Crosses | Save River |
| Locale | Chipinge, Manicaland |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 378.2 m (1,241 ft) |
| Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Longest span | 329.4 m (1,081 ft) |
| Clearance below | 15.2 m (50 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Dorman Long |
| Opened | 20 December 1935 |
| Location | |
Birchenough Bridge is the name for both a bridge across the Save River (pronounced Sa've) and a village next to the bridge. Birchenough Bridge is called after Sir Henry Birchenough. Birchenough Bridge is located 62 km from Chipinge in the Manicaland province of Zimbabwe linking Chipinge with Buhera.