The Dona Ana Bridge spans the lower Zambezi River between the towns of Vila de Sena and Mutarara in Mozambique, effectively linking the two halves of the country.

It was originally constructed as a railway bridge to link Malawi and the Moatize coal fields to the port of Beira.

[3] The Hammond Report proposed that a Zambezi bridge be built at Mutarara, 40 km (25 mi) upriver of Chindio.

[4] Eliminating the handling at the ferry and increased traffic were expected to pay the annual interest and create a sinking fund to repay the construction loans.

The final cost for the Zambezi Bridge was £1.74 million and it never generated sufficient traffic to pay the interest charge, much less repay the loans raised to build it.