The
Great East Road is a major road in
Zambia and the only highway linking its
Eastern Province with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and
Malawi and between Zambia and northern
Mozambique. However, the route does not carry as much traffic as many of the other regional arterial roads and between the main cities it serves,
Lusaka and
Chipata, it passes through rural and wilderness areas. In Lusaka the road forms the main arterial road for the eastern suburbs.