M3 road (Zambia)
| M3 Road | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 434 km (270 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Northeast end | M1 in Kasama | |||
| M13 near Chipili | ||||
| Southwest end | Congo Pedicle road at the Chembe border post with DR Congo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Zambia | |||
| Provinces | Northern, Luapula | |||
| Major cities | Kasama, Mansa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The M3 road is a road in northern Zambia that connects Kasama in the Northern Province with the Congo Pedicle border at Chembe in the Luapula Province via Luwingu and Mansa. The road contains two tollgates between Kasama and Mansa.
The south-western section of the M3 road is the first section of a shortcut that exists between the Luapula and Copperbelt provinces of Zambia, as the area in-between the 2 provinces is part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the Chembe Bridge, the M3 becomes the Congo Pedicle road to the Copperbelt, which is a road maintained by Zambia on Congolese Territory.