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The A1 is a national highway in Namibia.The 76 kilometres (47 mi) stretch of road between Windhoek and Okahandja is the only A-rated road in Namibia. Consisting of freeway for its entire length, it came into existence in 2017 when freeway sections of the B1 were redesignated A1 in accordance with new standards of the Roads Authority Namibia. [1]
The B1 is a national highway of Namibia, and is the country's longest and most significant road, running the length of the country from south to north.It connects Noordoewer in the south on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border via Namibia's capital city Windhoek.
The B2 near Walvis Bay. B2 is a major road in Namibia.The highway runs east–west between the major sea port of Walvis Bay and the nation's capital Windhoek.. The B2's entire route forms the first section of both the Trans-Kalahari Corridor and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
It is 318 kilometres (198 mi) long and connects the capital Windhoek with the Buitepos border crossing to Botswana. Gobabis, the capital of Omaheke Region, lies on the B6, as do the villages of Seeis, Omitara and Witvlei. Hosea Kutako International Airport is also located on the B6, east of Windhoek.
Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. [3] The country's 48,875.27 km roads (2017) are administered by the Roads Authority , a state-owned enterprise established by Act 17 of 1999.
C28 is an secondary road in central Namibia. It is 319 kilometres (198 mi) long and connects Windhoek to Swakopmund via the Bosua Pass. [1] The C28 rises up to an altitude of 1,924 metres (6,312 ft) above sea level and crosses the Namib Desert and the Namib-Naukluft National Park. [2] The C28 is the shortest route from the capital to the coast.
It is 192 kilometres (119 mi) long and terminates at the C14 road near farm Rostock. [1] It provides an alternative route from the capital to Walvis Bay but is untarred outside Windhoek. For tourists travel by 4x4 is recommended. 30 kilometres (19 mi) outside Windhoek is the Kupferberg Pass at a maximum elevation of 2,050 metres (6,730 ft). [2]
The Gough Map, dating to about 1360, is the oldest known road map of Great Britain. In 1500, Erhard Etzlaub produced the "Rom-Weg" (Way to Rome) Map, the first known road map of medieval Central Europe. It was produced to help religious pilgrims reach Rome for the occasion of the "Holy Year 1500".