The following is a list of national roads in Tanzania, under the jurisdiction of the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS). The list is not exhaustive. As part of the 2007 Roads Act in Tanzania, National roads were classified into two categories, Trunk Roads and Regional Roads. The total road network in Tanzania as of December 2022 is 181,190 km (112,590 mi), of which 36,760 km (22,840 mi) are classified as National Roads (Trunk &; Regional) and 144,429 km (89,744 mi) as District Roads (Collector, Feeder and Urban roads). District roads are under the responsibility of the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) through Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA).[1][2] Before 1980, Tanzania shared the same highway numbering system as Kenya, following the dissolution of the East African Community, the country renamed its roads to the A and B numbering system still available on some out dated maps.[3]
| National Routes in Tanzania | |
|---|---|
 Trunk Road Network | |
| System information | |
| Length | 36,760 km (22,840 mi) |
| Formed | 2007 |
| Highway names | |
| Trunk routes | Txx |
| Regional routes | Rxx |
National roads
editTrunk Roads
edit| Road No. | Span | Length | Map | Condition | Under Construction | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Dar es Salaam – Morogoro – Iringa – Makambako – Mbeya – Tunduma – Zambia | 924 km (574 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T2 | Chalinze – Segera – Moshi – Arusha – Namanga – Kenya | 644 km (400 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T3 | Morogoro – Dodoma – Singida – Nzega – Rusumo – Rwanda | 1,097 km (682 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T4 | Kenya – Sirari – Mwanza – Biharamulo – Mutukula – Uganda | 765 km (475 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T5 | Iringa – Dodoma – Arusha | 680 km (420 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T6 | Mtwara – Songea – Makambako | 931 km (578 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T7 | Dar es Salaam – Lindi – Mingoyo | 477 km (296 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T8 | Mbeya– Tabora – Nzega – Kisesa | 881 km (547 mi) | 
|
Partially Paved | ||
| T9 | Biharamulo – Kasulu – Uvinza – Mpanda – Sumbawanga – Tunduma – Zambia | 1,014 km (630 mi) | 
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Partially Paved | ||
| T10 | Mbeya (Uyole) – Kasumulu – Malawi | 104 km (65 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T11 | Kasulo – Kabanga – Burundi | 98 km (61 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T12 | Songea – Mbamba Bay | 164 km (102 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T13 | Segara – Tanga – Horohoro - Kenya | 137 km (85 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T14 | Singida – Babati | 160 km (99 mi) | 
|
Entirely Paved | ||
| T15 | Himo – Holili – Kenya | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T16 | Mikumi – Ifakara – Songea | 
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| T17 | Makuyuni – Musoma | 431 km (268 mi) | 
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Partially Paved | ||
| T18 | Manyoni – Tabora – Kidahwe | 645 km (401 mi) | 
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Paved in patches | ||
| T19 | Rusesa – Kigoma – Manyovu – Burundi | 131 km (81 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T20 | Sumbawanga – Kasesya – Zambia | 94 km (58 mi) | 
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Partially Paved | ||
| T21 | Himo – Marangu – Tarakea – Kenya | 62 km (39 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T22 | Mkiwa – Itigi – Rungwa | 219 km (136 mi) | 
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Unpaved | ||
| T23 | Mpanda – Ipole | 261 km (162 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T26 | Dar es Salaam – Bagamoyo | 64 km (40 mi) | 
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Entirely Paved | ||
| T27 | Mpemba – Isongole | 48 km (30 mi) | 
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Unpaved | ||
| T28 | Ibanda – Kyela | 14 km (8.7 mi) | ||||
| T30 | Mafinga – Mufindi | 44 km (27 mi) | ||||
| T31 | Nundu – Mlangali – Ludewa – Manda | 210 km (130 mi) | 
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| T35 | Bagamoyo – Msata | 62 km (39 mi) | Entirely Paved | |||
| T36 | Lamadi – Mwigumbi | 171 km (106 mi) | Entirely Paved | |||
| T37 | Shinyanga – Mwanyomba – Karatu | 325 km (202 mi) | ||||
| T38 | Nyakasanza – Kyaka | 180 km (110 mi) | ||||
| T39 | Uganda – Murungo – Nyakahanga | 113 km (70 mi) | ||||
| T40 | Songea – Mkwenda – Mozambique | 124 km (77 mi) | ||||
| T41 | Mtai – Kasanga | 63 km (39 mi) | ||||
| T42 | Mangaka – Mtambaswala – Mozambique | 72 km (45 mi) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ topschoolsintheusa. "Tanzania Road Network – Top Schools in the USA". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Basic Statistics and Information in Construction Industry (2022)" (PDF). Ministry of Works (Tanzania). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Road numbering systems - Tanzania". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.