Chirundu Bridge, Suspension bridge in Chirundu, Zambia and Zimbabwe

The Chirundu Bridge consists of two road bridges side by side across the Zambezi River between Chirundu, Zambia, and Chirundu, Zimbabwe. The Otto Beit Bridge, opened in 1939, is a suspension bridge with a total length of 382 m and a main span of 320 m; its parallel wire cables were the first of their kind outside the United States. The second bridge, opened in 2002, is a 400 m long, 10.3 m wide three-span prestressed concrete box girder bridge, located 90 m upstream.

The original bridge opened in 1939 as the first suspension bridge of its kind built outside the United States, featuring innovative parallel wire cable technology. A second bridge was constructed alongside it in 2002 to accommodate growing traffic between the two countries.

The name Chirundu Bridge covers two crossings: the Otto Beit Bridge, named after the brother of mining magnate Alfred Beit, whose Beit Trust financed it, and the 2002 concrete bridge. Since 2010 the older span has carried northbound passenger traffic while the newer one handles southbound traffic and northbound lorries.

The two bridges share the same approach roads and border control area, with the newer span 90 m upstream of the Otto Beit Bridge. Since 2010 the newer bridge carries all southbound traffic and northbound lorries, while the Otto Beit Bridge handles northbound passenger vehicles. Both governments planned to upgrade their border facilities toward a one-stop border post.

The older structure was originally called the Otto Beit Bridge and represented a technical breakthrough in bridge design when it was completed. Today the two bridges stand side by side, creating an unusual twin gateway that handles different traffic flows.