List of bridges in South Africa

Historical and architectural interest bridges

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Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
  1 Kaaimans River Bridge Protected Site Arch
Concrete deck arch
1904 GeorgeWilderness
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]
  2 Van Stadens River Railway Bridge Second highest railway bridge in Africa when inaugurated
Deck height : 77 m (253 ft)
197 m (646 ft) Truss
Steel
1905 Thomhill
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]
  3 Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge Protected Site Suspension
Footbridge
Kerk Street
Grobbelaars River
1913 Oudtshoorn
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]
  4 Kaaimans River Railway Bridge Crosses by Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Beam
Steel
George–Knysna 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]
5 Alfred Beit Railway Bridge South Africa–Zimbabwe border 473 m (1,552 ft) Truss
Steel
Railway bridge
Limpopo River
1929 MusinaBeitbridge
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]
  6 Tsitsikamma Suspension Bridge Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
Storms River
1969 Tsitsikamma 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]
  7 Oribi Gorge Suspension Bridge 80 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]
  8 Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (1997)
dismantled in 2019
Swing cable-stayed bridge 34 m (112 ft) Cable-stayed
Single tower, steel
1997 Le 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]
9 Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge (2019) Swing cable-stayed bridge 40 m (130 ft) Cable-stayed
Single tower, steel
2019 Le 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

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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.
1 Msikaba Bridge
under construction
580 m (1,900 ft) 580 m (1,900 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2024 Nkcele
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]
  2 Bloukrans Bridge 272 m (892 ft) 451 m (1,480 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1984 Nature'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]
3 Mtentu Bridge
under construction
260 m (850 ft) 1,132 m (3,714 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
150+260+150
2024 Lundini
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]
  4 Van Stadens Bridge 198 m (650 ft) 351 m (1,152 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1971 Thomhill
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]
5 Groot River Bridge 189 m (620 ft) 301 m (988 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1983 Nature'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]
  6 Nelson Mandela Bridge 176 m (577 ft) 284 m (932 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
42+176+66
2003 Johannesburg
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]
  7 Gouritz River Bridge 170 m (560 ft) 210 m (690 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
V-shaped legs
1976 Mossel 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]
8 Bobbejaans Bridge 165 m (541 ft) 286 m (938 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1983 Nature'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]
  9 C. H. Mitchell Bridge 158 m (518 ft) 206 m (676 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
1966 Mbizana 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]
  10 Gouritz River Bridge (1892) 135 m (443 ft) 214 m (702 ft) Cantilever
Steel
39+135+39
1892 Mossel 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]
11 Gautrain Viaduct V5 121 m (397 ft)(x2) 4,353 m (14,281 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
95+100+2x121+70
96+110+2x85
2010 Centurion
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]
12 Ashton Arch Bridge 110 m (360 ft) 110 m (360 ft) Arch
Concrete tied arch
Bow-string bridge
 
Provincial Route R60
Kogmanskloof River
2021 Ashton
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]
  13 Paul Sauer Bridge 100 m (330 ft) 186 m (610 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
1956 Stormsrivier
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

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Notes and references

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  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  • Others references
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  4. ^ Morgan, 2020, p.7
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  6. ^ "Suspension Bridge, Church Street, Oudtshoorn, ID: 9/2/068/0025". Heritage.toolforge.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Suspension Bridge, Grobelaars River, Church Street". Oudtshoorninfo.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
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  24. ^ Liebenberg, Trümpelmann, Kratz, 1984, p.143, 145
  25. ^ Witthaus, R.C.; Paumgarten, K.G. (April 1984). "The planning and design of the Bobbejaans River Bridge (B165)". The Civil Engineer in South Africa. 26 (4). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 183–188. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18859. ISSN 1021-2000.
  26. ^ Brown&Hamer, ed. (October 1966). "Umtamvuna Highway Bridge Handed Over". James Brown & Hamer Ltd. Newsletter. Retrieved 19 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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  30. ^ Ronné, Philip; Newmark, Abe; du Toit, Nadri; van Wijk, Heinrich (31 October 2018). New Ashton Arch – functional assessment of direct and indirect construction costs and evaluation of service life with respect to flooding risk (PDF). International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2018). Matec-conferences.org. Vol. 199. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201819906003.
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  33. ^ "Storms River Bridge: A challenge boldly met". Civil Engineering. 7 (6). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 145–146. June 1965. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18312. ISSN 1021-2000.

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