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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.
B2 road | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Roads Authority Namibia | ||||
Length | 320 km (200 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | A1 / B1 near Okahandja | |||
West end | C14 in Walvis Bay | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Namibia | |||
Towns | Okahandja, Karibib, Usakos, Arandis, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The B2's entire route forms the first section of both the Trans-Kalahari Corridor and the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road.
Route
editB2 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.