N4 road (Senegal)

The N4 road is the Trans-Gambia Highway extension in Senegal, which is the main connection between the Casamance area in the south and the capital Dakar.

N4 road
Highway system
Transport in Senegal

The road runs north from Ziguinchor in Casamance to Bignona, crossing the Casamance River. It runs north-east to Bounkiling and then north to traverse the country of Gambia between Soma and Farafenni, crossing the Gambia River across the newly-opened Senegambia Bridge. After travelling north-west to Kaolack it joins the N1 road, which links to Dakar.

The building of a prestressed concrete bridge over the Gambia River was finally completed in January 2019 and will be opened to all vehicle traffic by July 2019[1]

An alternative (smaller) route is the N5 via Bignona and Banjul, crossing the Gambia river by ferry at Banjul and rejoining the N4 just south of Kaolack.


See also

References
  1. "The Trans-Gambia Highway: Integration of Isolation?". World Policy Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2016.


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