893:
639:
653:
106:
95:
877:
944:
927:
910:
860:
843:
826:
809:
792:
775:
552:
533:
518:
503:
270:
255:
202:
193:
170:
145:
136:
332:. All but about 775 km (482 mi), mostly in western Mali, has been paved, but extensive sections elsewhere require rehabilitation or are currently under reconstruction. Most of the route uses existing national highways, but an optional route requires construction of a completely new road between Senegal and Mali.
286:
The highway passes through seven countries and five national capitals, and links regions of similar climate and environment which have cultural and trade links going back centuries. It is one of two eastâwest transnational links in West Africa and runs inland from and, for most of its length, roughly
456:
Chad: the highway is fairly complete except for the last 150 km from Abeche to the
Sudanese border town of Adre and a small gap within the city limits of Mongo. It is in need of some maintenance in some areas as the surface has become broken up. There is regular bus service from the capital
366:, about 825 km (513 mi), using about 300 km (186 mi) of road paved in the 1990s of which most was in good condition, and requiring construction of 345 km (214 mi) of new road and the paving of 180 km (112 mi) of earth road;
696:
716:
African
Development Bank/United Nations Economic Commission For Africa: "Review of the Implementation Status of the Trans African Highways and the Missing Links: Volume 2: Description of Corridors".
892:
749:
472:
an alternative route of about 1,400 km (870 mi) between Niger and Chad, by-passing
Nigeria, will be possible when a proposed new road around the north and east of
404:, and Fada Ngourma, paved and in good condition except for 120 km (75 mi) paved section before the Niger border, due to be rehabilitated in 2003â5;
742:
465:
the alternative to the unpaved section through
Cameroon is a route which adds about 200 km (124 mi) on paved roads via Bama in Nigeria and
445:
The short
Cameroon section consists of an 85 km (53 mi) unpaved gravel road from the Nigerian border to Maltam which is impassable in the
449:; as this road is not used by local traffic to any extent, Cameroon has no plans to upgrade it. The 25 km (16 mi) section from Maltam to
833:
666:
587:
525:
288:
974:
735:
816:
812:
559:
555:
273:
205:
795:
934:
930:
196:
758:
676:
83:
562:) in N'Djamena, with which it will form a complete eastâwest crossing of the continent of 8,715 km (5,415 mi).
951:
947:
586:
are close to the Trans-Sahelian
Highway, which may be used to by travellers between those regions in preference to the
258:
913:
850:
846:
536:
173:
867:
863:
829:
782:
778:
521:
506:
148:
139:
715:
494:
304:
The Trans-Sahelian
Highway has a length of about 4,500 km (2,800 mi) running through Senegal,
407:
Niger section: 837 km (520 mi) of which 600 km (373 mi) was in poor condition, via
917:
671:
540:
348:, 462 km (287 mi), paved, 315 km (196 mi) in poor condition; this road has been
697:"ROAD REHABILITATION AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION PROGRAMME ON THE SOUTHBOUND BAMAKO âDAKAR CORRIDOR"
510:
349:
43:
571:
237:
590:
further south. Paved roads connect the Trans-Sahelian and West
African Coastal Highways through
480:
which is about 60 km (37 mi) inside Niger. Nguigmi is connected by a paved road via
46:, improve and ease border formalities on a highway route through the southern fringes of the
880:
658:
105:
17:
652:
466:
393:
968:
644:
424:
340:
The cities and countries served, and status of the road are as follows (going east):
595:
420:
416:
412:
309:
325:
209:
430:
Nigeria section: 972 km (604 mi), all paved and in fair condition, via
727:
544:
435:
397:
345:
177:
51:
634:
446:
401:
363:
473:
439:
389:
Sikasso to Koloko at the
Burkina Faso border, paved and in fair condition.
450:
383:
321:
63:
94:
616:
609:
477:
431:
379:
317:
181:
156:
59:
39:
373:, Diéma and Didjeni, utilising national roads of Mali which are paved.
567:
481:
408:
386:, 374 km (232 mi), paved before 1990 and in fair condition.
356:
724:"Africa North and West". Michelin Travel Publications, Paris, 2000.
703:
623:
602:
583:
575:
453:
at the Chad border is paved and is used mainly by
Chadian traffic.
370:
313:
152:
55:
47:
579:
329:
305:
213:
67:
731:
369:
a longer northern route of about 910 km (565 mi) via
359:, two options were proposed in the 2005 consultants' report
493:
The Trans-Sahelian Highway intersects with the following
70:, in the east. Alternative names for the highway are the
291:
with a separation of about 900 km (559 mi).
484:
to Maradi where it meets the Trans-Sahelian Highway.
392:
Burkina Faso section: 862 km (536 mi) via
362:
a shorter more direct southern route via Saraya and
900:
765:
228:
223:
187:
162:
130:
125:
117:
112:
91:
355:Linking Senegal and Mali between Tambacounda and
743:
8:
594:CĂŽte d'Ivoire (Sikassa or Bobo-Dioulasso to
883:(DjiboutiâKampalaâLibrevilleâBata Highway)
750:
736:
728:
247:
706:: AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND. October 2005.
718:August 14, 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
688:
461:Alternative routes at the eastern end:
300:Overall features, length and condition
88:
489:Links to other transnational highways
7:
834:TransâWest African Coastal Highway
722:Michelin Motoring and Tourist Map:
667:TransâWest African Coastal Highway
588:TransâWest African Coastal Highway
526:TransâWest African Coastal Highway
328:just inside the western border of
289:TransâWest African Coastal Highway
121:4,496 km (2,794 mi)
25:
622:Nigeria (Birnin-Konni or Kano to
427:to the Nigerian border at Jibiya.
378:In south-eastern Mail, Bamako to
942:
925:
908:
891:
875:
858:
841:
824:
807:
790:
773:
651:
637:
550:
531:
516:
501:
476:is built connecting Ndjamena to
268:
253:
200:
191:
168:
143:
134:
104:
93:
320:, and the far northern tip of
1:
975:Trans-African Highway network
759:Trans-African Highway network
677:Trans-African Highway network
457:NDjamena to Abeche every day.
84:Trans-African Highway network
18:DakarâN'Djamena Highway
991:
817:N'DjamenaâDjibouti Highway
560:N'DjamenaâDjibouti Highway
935:TripoliâCape Town Highway
889:
246:
233:
219:
103:
566:The northern regions of
952:CairoâCape Town Highway
99:Trans-African Highway 5
80:Trans-African Highway 5
800:Trans-Sahelian Highway
601:Ghana (Ouagadougou to
495:Trans-African Highways
76:Ndjamena-Dakar Highway
72:Dakar-Ndjamena Highway
32:Trans-Sahelian Highway
851:LagosâMombasa Highway
469:and Waza in Cameroon.
344:In Senegal, Dakar to
918:Trans-Sahara Highway
868:BeiraâLobito Highway
672:Trans-Sahara Highway
541:Trans-Sahara Highway
352:for several decades.
783:CairoâDakar Highway
511:Cairo-Dakar Highway
164:Major intersections
38:is a transnational
336:Detail of sections
962:
961:
608:Togo (Koupela to
284:
283:
280:
279:
113:Route information
16:(Redirected from
982:
955:
946:
945:
938:
929:
928:
921:
912:
911:
895:
884:
879:
878:
871:
862:
861:
854:
845:
844:
837:
828:
827:
820:
811:
810:
803:
794:
793:
786:
777:
776:
752:
745:
738:
729:
708:
707:
701:
693:
661:
659:Transport portal
656:
655:
647:
642:
641:
640:
615:Benin (Dosso to
554:
553:
535:
534:
520:
519:
505:
504:
295:Route and status
287:parallel to the
276:
272:
271:
261:
257:
256:
248:
204:
203:
195:
194:
172:
171:
165:
147:
146:
138:
137:
108:
97:
89:
62:in the west and
21:
990:
989:
985:
984:
983:
981:
980:
979:
965:
964:
963:
958:
943:
941:
926:
924:
909:
907:
896:
887:
876:
874:
859:
857:
842:
840:
825:
823:
808:
806:
791:
789:
774:
772:
761:
756:
712:
711:
699:
695:
694:
690:
685:
657:
650:
643:
638:
636:
633:
551:
532:
517:
502:
491:
338:
302:
297:
269:
267:
254:
252:
201:
192:
169:
163:
144:
135:
126:Major junctions
98:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
988:
986:
978:
977:
967:
966:
960:
959:
957:
956:
939:
922:
904:
902:
898:
897:
890:
888:
886:
885:
872:
855:
838:
821:
804:
787:
769:
767:
763:
762:
757:
755:
754:
747:
740:
732:
726:
725:
719:
710:
709:
687:
686:
684:
681:
680:
679:
674:
669:
663:
662:
648:
632:
629:
628:
627:
620:
613:
606:
599:
564:
563:
548:
529:
514:
490:
487:
486:
485:
470:
459:
458:
454:
443:
428:
405:
394:Bobo-Dioulasso
390:
387:
376:
375:
374:
367:
353:
337:
334:
301:
298:
296:
293:
282:
281:
278:
277:
264:
262:
244:
243:
242:
241:
238:Transport in
231:
230:
229:Highway system
226:
225:
221:
220:
217:
216:
189:
185:
184:
166:
160:
159:
132:
128:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
110:
109:
101:
100:
92:
27:Road in Africa
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
987:
976:
973:
972:
970:
953:
949:
940:
936:
932:
923:
919:
915:
906:
905:
903:
899:
894:
882:
873:
869:
865:
856:
852:
848:
839:
835:
831:
822:
818:
814:
805:
801:
797:
788:
784:
780:
771:
770:
768:
764:
760:
753:
748:
746:
741:
739:
734:
733:
730:
723:
720:
717:
714:
713:
705:
698:
692:
689:
682:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
664:
660:
654:
649:
646:
645:Africa portal
635:
630:
625:
621:
618:
614:
611:
607:
604:
600:
597:
593:
592:
591:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
572:CĂŽte d'Ivoire
569:
561:
557:
549:
546:
542:
538:
530:
527:
523:
515:
512:
508:
500:
499:
498:
496:
488:
483:
479:
475:
471:
468:
464:
463:
462:
455:
452:
448:
444:
441:
437:
433:
429:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
403:
399:
395:
391:
388:
385:
381:
377:
372:
368:
365:
361:
360:
358:
354:
351:
347:
343:
342:
341:
335:
333:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
299:
294:
292:
290:
275:
265:
263:
260:
250:
249:
245:
240:
239:
235:
234:
232:
227:
222:
218:
215:
211:
207:
198:
190:
188:East end
186:
183:
179:
175:
167:
161:
158:
154:
150:
141:
133:
131:West end
129:
124:
120:
116:
111:
107:
102:
96:
90:
87:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
19:
799:
721:
691:
596:Yamoussoukro
565:
492:
460:
421:Birnin-Konni
417:Dogondoutchi
339:
324:, ending at
310:Burkina Faso
303:
285:
236:
79:
75:
71:
35:
31:
29:
901:North-South
398:Ouagadougou
346:Tambacounda
52:West Africa
42:project to
683:References
528:) in Dakar
513:) in Dakar
447:wet season
442:and Dikwa.
78:and it is
50:region in
766:East-West
547:, Nigeria
474:Lake Chad
440:Maiduguri
326:N'Djamena
210:N'Djamena
969:Category
631:See also
451:Kousseri
438:, Kari,
384:Bougouni
322:Cameroon
224:Location
64:Ndjamena
54:between
617:Cotonou
478:Nguigmi
432:Katsina
402:Koupéla
380:Sikasso
318:Nigeria
182:Nigeria
157:Senegal
82:in the
60:Senegal
40:highway
881:TAH 10
582:, and
568:Guinea
482:Zinder
425:Maradi
409:Niamey
357:Bamako
118:Length
948:TAH 4
931:TAH 3
914:TAH 2
864:TAH 9
847:TAH 8
830:TAH 7
813:TAH 6
796:TAH 5
779:TAH 1
704:Tunis
700:(PDF)
624:Lagos
603:Accra
584:Benin
576:Ghana
556:TAH 6
543:) in
537:TAH 2
522:TAH 7
507:TAH 1
413:Dosso
371:Kayes
350:paved
314:Niger
274:TAH 6
259:TAH 4
206:TAH 6
197:TAH 3
174:TAH 2
153:Dakar
149:TAH 7
140:TAH 1
56:Dakar
48:Sahel
36:TAH 5
610:Lomé
580:Togo
545:Kano
467:Mora
436:Kano
423:and
382:via
364:Kita
330:Chad
306:Mali
214:Chad
199:and
178:Kano
142:and
68:Chad
44:pave
30:The
208:in
176:in
151:in
74:or
34:or
971::
702:.
626:).
578:,
574:,
570:,
497::
434:,
419:,
415:,
411:,
400:,
396:,
316:,
312:,
308:,
266:â
251:â
212:,
180:,
155:,
86:.
66:,
58:,
954:)
950:(
937:)
933:(
920:)
916:(
870:)
866:(
853:)
849:(
836:)
832:(
819:)
815:(
802:)
798:(
785:)
781:(
751:e
744:t
737:v
619:)
612:)
605:)
598:)
558:(
539:(
524:(
509:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
