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B2 road (Namibia)

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B2 road
Map of the B2.
Route information
Maintained by Roads Authority Namibia
Length320 km (200 mi)
Major junctions
East end A1 / B1 near Okahandja
West end C14 in Walvis Bay
Location
CountryNamibia
TownsOkahandja, Karibib, Usakos, Arandis, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay
Highway system
B1 B3
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.

Route

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B2 begins in Walvis Bay at a roundabout intersection with C14 and heads north along the coast of the South Atlantic Ocean for about 35 kilometers to Swakopmund. The route then heads northeast & east through inland Namibia for 291 kilometers where it ends at an intersection with B1 near Okahandja. The route passes through the Namib-Naukluft National Park and the Namib Desert. Major towns along the route are Arandis, Usakos, and Karibib.

B2 at Usakos