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&sq=albert einstein&lang=en&file=File:T3_road,_Zambia_-_OpenStreetMap.png) Route of the T3 through the Copperbelt | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 263 km (163 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  T2 (Great North Road) near Kapiri Mposhi | |||
 M6 south of Ndola M4 in Ndola M6 near Luanshya M7 in Kitwe M16 near Chambishi M4 near Chambishi T5 in Chingola | ||||
| North end | National Road 1 at the Kasumbalesa border with DR Congo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Zambia | |||
| Provinces | Central, Copperbelt | |||
| Major cities | Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The T3 is a trunk road in Zambia. The road runs from Kapiri Mposhi via Ndola, Kitwe and Chingola to Kasumbalesa on the border with DR Congo.[1][2] The entire route is a toll road.[3]
In Kapiri Mposhi, the T3 connects to the T2 to Lusaka, making it part of the main link between Zambia's Capital City and DR Congo.
The T3 is the main route through the Copperbelt Province, passing through 4 and bypassing 1 of the 10 main towns in the province. It is also the main linkage between Kapiri Mposhi and towns of the North-Western Province of Zambia.
The T3 is entirely part of the Trans-African Highway network 9 or Beira-Lobito Highway, which connects Beira in Mozambique with Lobito in Angola. The T3 is also part of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road. The T3 is part of the main connection between DR Congo and countries to the south and south-east, like Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. As a result, the roads that make up the T3 are usually very busy in either direction (mostly with trucks).