Historical and architectural interest bridges

Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Kaaimans River BridgeProtected SiteArch
Concrete deck arch
1904GeorgeWilderness
33°58′15.8″S 22°32′51.9″E / 33.971056°S 22.547750°E / -33.971056; 22.547750 (Kaaimans River Bridge)
Western Cape[1]
[2]
[3]
2Van Stadens River Railway BridgeSecond highest railway bridge in Africa when inaugurated
Deck height : 77 m (253 ft)
197 m (646 ft)Truss
Steel
1905Thomhill
33°53′21.6″S 25°12′28.2″E / 33.889333°S 25.207833°E / -33.889333; 25.207833 (Van Stadens River Railway Bridge)
Eastern Cape[4]
[5]
3Oudtshoorn Suspension BridgeProtected SiteSuspension
Footbridge
Kerk Street
Grobbelaars River
1913Oudtshoorn
33°35′17.1″S 22°12′3.7″E / 33.588083°S 22.201028°E / -33.588083; 22.201028 (Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge)
Western Cape[6]
[7]
4Kaaimans River Railway BridgeCrosses by Outeniqua Choo TjoeBeam
Steel
GeorgeKnysna railway
Kaaimans River
Wilderness
33°59′52.2″S 22°33′25.5″E / 33.997833°S 22.557083°E / -33.997833; 22.557083 (Kaaimans River Railway Bridge)
Western Cape[S 1]
5Alfred Beit Railway BridgeSouth Africa–Zimbabwe border473 m (1,552 ft)Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Limpopo River
1929MusinaBeitbridge
22°13′27.8″S 29°59′13.2″E / 22.224389°S 29.987000°E / -22.224389; 29.987000 (Alfred Beit Railway Bridge)
Limpopo
 Zimbabwe
[8]
6Tsitsikamma Suspension BridgeSuspension
Steel
Footbridge
Storms River
1969Tsitsikamma National Park
34°1′10.3″S 23°54′12.2″E / 34.019528°S 23.903389°E / -34.019528; 23.903389 (Tsitsikamma Suspension Bridge)
Western Cape[9]
7Oribi Gorge Suspension Bridge80 m (260 ft)Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Oribi Gorge
Lake Eland Game Reserve
30°43′16.1″S 30°11′10.8″E / 30.721139°S 30.186333°E / -30.721139; 30.186333 (Oribi Gorge Suspension Bridge)
KwaZulu-Natal[10]
8Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (1997)
dismantled in 2019
Swing cable-stayed bridge34 m (112 ft)Cable-stayed
Single tower, steel
1997Le Cap
33°54′22.7″S 18°25′19.0″E / 33.906306°S 18.421944°E / -33.906306; 18.421944 (Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (1997))
Western Cape[S 2]
[11]
9Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (2019)Swing cable-stayed bridge40 m (130 ft)Cable-stayed
Single tower, steel
2019Le Cap
33°54′22.6″S 18°25′19.1″E / 33.906278°S 18.421972°E / -33.906278; 18.421972 (Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (2019))
Western Cape[S 3]
[12]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1Msikaba Bridge
under construction
580 m (1,900 ft)580 m (1,900 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons

National route N2
Msikaba River
2024Nkcele
31°17′31.5″S 29°47′49.2″E / 31.292083°S 29.797000°E / -31.292083; 29.797000 (Msikaba Bridge)
Eastern Cape[13]
[14]
2Bloukrans Bridge272 m (892 ft)451 m (1,480 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1984Nature's Valley
33°58′0.1″S 23°38′42.8″E / 33.966694°S 23.645222°E / -33.966694; 23.645222 (Bloukrans Bridge)
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
[S 4]
[15]
[16]
[17]
3Mtentu Bridge
under construction
260 m (850 ft)1,132 m (3,714 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
150+260+150

National route N2
Mtentu River
2024Lundini
31°10′43.3″S 29°55′42.9″E / 31.178694°S 29.928583°E / -31.178694; 29.928583 (Mtentu Bridge)
Eastern Cape[18]
4Van Stadens Bridge198 m (650 ft)351 m (1,152 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1971Thomhill
33°54′32.6″S 25°11′49.3″E / 33.909056°S 25.197028°E / -33.909056; 25.197028 (Van Stadens Bridge)
Eastern Cape[S 5]
[19]
5Groot River Bridge189 m (620 ft)301 m (988 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1983Nature's Valley
33°56′19.9″S 23°33′23.6″E / 33.938861°S 23.556556°E / -33.938861; 23.556556 (Groot River Bridge)
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
[S 6]
[20]
[19]
6Nelson Mandela Bridge176 m (577 ft)284 m (932 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
42+176+66
2003Johannesburg
26°11′48.7″S 28°2′3″E / 26.196861°S 28.03417°E / -26.196861; 28.03417 (Nelson Mandela Bridge)
Gauteng[S 7]
[21]
[22]
7Gouritz River Bridge170 m (560 ft)210 m (690 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
V-shaped legs
1976Mossel Bay
34°11′09.7″S 21°45′10.5″E / 34.186028°S 21.752917°E / -34.186028; 21.752917 (Gouritz River Bridge)
Western Cape[S 8]
[23]
[24]
8Bobbejaans Bridge165 m (541 ft)286 m (938 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch

National route N2
Bobbejaans River
1983Nature's Valley
33°55′58.9″S 23°32′0.7″E / 33.933028°S 23.533528°E / -33.933028; 23.533528 (Bobbejaans Bridge)
Western Cape[S 9]
[25]
[19]
9C. H. Mitchell Bridge158 m (518 ft)206 m (676 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
1966Mbizana Local MunicipalityPort Edward
31°04′31.4″S 30°11′33.8″E / 31.075389°S 30.192722°E / -31.075389; 30.192722 (C. H. Mitchell Bridge)
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
[26]
10Gouritz River Bridge (1892)135 m (443 ft)214 m (702 ft)Cantilever
Steel
39+135+39
1892Mossel Bay
34°11′07.8″S 21°45′10.0″E / 34.185500°S 21.752778°E / -34.185500; 21.752778 (Gouritz River Bridge (1892))
Western Cape[27]
11Gautrain Viaduct V5121 m (397 ft)(x2)4,353 m (14,281 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
95+100+2x121+70
96+110+2x85
Gautrain
National routes N1, N14
Metropolitan Routes M19, M25, M27, M34
2010Centurion
25°51′07.0″S 28°11′22.7″E / 25.851944°S 28.189639°E / -25.851944; 28.189639 (Gautrain Viaduct V5)
Gauteng[S 10]
[S 11]
[S 12]
[28]
[29]
12Ashton Arch Bridge110 m (360 ft)110 m (360 ft)Arch
Concrete tied arch
Bow-string bridge

Provincial Route R60
Kogmanskloof River
2021Ashton
33°50′01.3″S 20°03′35.9″E / 33.833694°S 20.059972°E / -33.833694; 20.059972 (Ashton Arch Bridge)
Western Cape[30]
[31]
[32]
13Paul Sauer Bridge100 m (330 ft)186 m (610 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
1956Stormsrivier
33°58′6.6″S 23°55′53.6″E / 33.968500°S 23.931556°E / -33.968500; 23.931556 (Paul Sauer Bridge)
Eastern Cape[S 13]
[33]
[19]

See also

Notes and references

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