A13 road (Zimbabwe)


A13 Highway is a busy road in Zimbabwe running from Enterprise Road, Harare to Shamva, Madziwa Mine and through to Gora Turn-off on the A11 Highway towards Wimbo Shrine, Mt Darwin.

Operations

The highway is used most by traffic serving Harare, Shamva and Madziwa Mines.
At Shamva the railway line from Bindura protrudes from the right but doesn't meet with the highway.
After Shamva town, the tar road narrows to one lane, this is only for a section of approximately 2 km and there is another 1 km narrow section further on. The remainder of the main road is wide tar.
The road runs through Chief Bushu's location to Madziwa Mine 23 km past Shamva.
The tar ends about 2 km after the defunct Madziwa Mine. A gravel road continues to Gora Turn-off on the Bindura-Mount Darwin Highway.

Junctions

  • Ewanrigg Turn-off.
Turns right at 15.2 km from the source Enterprise Road "Y" junction. Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens 3 km on this right turn.
A Service Road turns here at 21.4 km to Bally Vaughn entrance on the left.
Turns left at 38.8 km from the source.
Turns left at 68.6 km from source.
  • Mupfurudzi Turn-off. 100 km.

Bridges

  • Mushambanyama River at Shamva
  • Mazowe River after Shamva at 74 km.
  • Zirungurira River
  • Mufurudzi River at 94.2 km from source; about 24 km past Shamva.