South Africa–Zimbabwe border

The border between South Africa and Zimbabwe is 225 kilometres (140 mi) long,[1] and follows the median line of the Limpopo River.

[2] The western tripoint with Botswana is located at the confluence of the Shashe River with the Limpopo.

[2][3] The South African Republic subsequently became the Transvaal Colony and then part of the Union of South Africa, while north of the Limpopo Matabeleland became part of Southern Rhodesia which became Zimbabwe.

There is a single crossing at Beit Bridge, where the South African N1 highway and the Zimbabwean A6 highway are joined by the Alfred Beit Road Bridge.

A separate bridge carries a railway line, which is connected to Pretoria in South Africa and to Rutenga and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.