the nile river is the water source for the victoria falls.
the nile river is the water source for the victoria falls.
which river in africa is the water source for the victoria falls?
nile river
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the victoria falls bridge crosses the zambezi river just below the victoria falls and is built over the second gorge of the falls. as the river forms the border between zimbabwe and zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at the towns of victoria falls, zimbabwe and livingstone, zambia.









































section::::history.
victoria falls bridge
european settlement of the victoria falls area started around 1900 in response to the desire of cecil rhodes' british south africa company for mineral rights and imperial rule north of the zambezi, and the exploitation of other natural resources such as timber forests north-east of the falls, and ivory and animal skins. before 1905, the river was crossed above the falls at the old drift, by dugout canoe or a barge towed across with a steel cable. rhodes' vision of a cape-cairo railway drove plans for the first bridge across the zambezi. he insisted it be built where the spray from the falls would fall on passing trains, so the site at the second gorge was chosen. see the main article victoria falls bridge for details. from 1905 the railway offered accessible travel from as far as the cape in the south and from 1909, as far as the belgian congo in the north. in 1904 the victoria falls hotel was opened to accommodate visitors arriving on the new railway. the falls became an increasingly popular attraction during british colonial rule of northern rhodesia (zambia) and southern rhodesia (zimbabwe), with the town of victoria falls becoming the main tourist centre.
victoria falls