List of bridges in South Africa

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
1	Kaaimans River Bridge	Protected Site		Arch Concrete deck arch	Seven Passes Road Kaaimans River	1904	George–Wilderness 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	Avontuur Railway Van Stadens River	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	Musina–Beitbridge 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	Footbridge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront	1997	Le Cap 33°54′22.7″S 18°25′19.0″E / 33.906306°S 18.421944°E / -33.906306; 18.421944	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	Footbridge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront	2019	Le Cap 33°54′22.6″S 18°25′19.1″E / 33.906278°S 18.421972°E / -33.906278; 18.421972	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.
1	Msikaba 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	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	National route N2 Bloukrans River	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	National route N2 Mtentu River	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	National route N2 Van Stadens River	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	National route N2 Groot River	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	Road bridge Johannesburg Park station	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	National route N2 Gourits River	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	National route N2 Bobbejaans River	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	Provincial Route R61 Mtamvuna River	1966	Mbizana Local Municipality–Port 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	Former national route N2 Gourits River	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	Gautrain National routes N1, N14 Metropolitan Routes M19, M25, M27, M34	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	National route N2 Storms River	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]

Notes and references

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

Others references

^ "Kaaimans River Bridge, Old George-Knysna Road, George District, ID: 9/2/030/0034-001". Heritage.toolforge.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Kaaimans River Bridge, Old George-Knysna Road, George District". Sahris.sahra.org.za - South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "The Seven Passes Route". Showme.co.za. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Morgan, 2020, p.7
^ "South Africa Bridges 90 to 100 meters". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Suspension Bridge, Church Street, Oudtshoorn, ID: 9/2/068/0025". Heritage.toolforge.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Suspension Bridge, Grobelaars River, Church Street". Oudtshoorninfo.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016.
^ "The Limpopo Bridge" (PDF). Bridges: a few examples of the work of a pioneer firm in the manufacture of steel and steelwork. Dorman Long and Company Limited. pp. 49–52.
^ "The Storms River Suspension Bridge". Bambooguesthouse.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
^ "Suspension Bridge & View Sites". Lakeeland.co.za. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Swing bridge at V&A Waterfront - Western Cape award". Civil Engineering. 7 (8). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 7–8. August 1999. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_22891. ISSN 1021-2000.
^ Anderson, John; Wilson, Maja (September 2022). The Many Inputs To Creating a Single Moving Form, the V&A Swingbridge. Footbridge 2022: Creating Experience. Structurae. Madrid, Spain. doi:10.24904/footbridge2022.109.
^ van Schalkwyk, G.J. (13 October 2021). "Msikaba River Bridge" (PDF). Saice.org.za - South African Institution of Civil Engineering. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Update on the N2 Wild Coast road - Msikaba Bridge" (PDF). Cdn.slrconsulting.com - SLR Consulting Limited. 25 January 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Liebenberg, Charles; Trümpelmann, Volker; Kratz, Rolf (April 1984). "The planning, design and analysis of the Bloukrans Bridge". The Civil Engineer in South Africa. 26 (4). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 159–172. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18856. ISSN 1021-2000.
^ Liedenberg, A.C.; Latimer, M.G. (2001). "Bloukrans Bridge". Arch'01 : Troisième conférence internationale sur les ponts en arc - Abdunur, Charles. Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées. p. 35-40. ISBN 2-85978-347-4.
^ Isaac, P.M. (16 April 2008). A critical analysis of the Bloukrans Bridge (PDF). Proceedings of Bridge Engineering 2 Conference 2008. People.bath.ac.uk. University of Bath, United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014.
^ "Update on the N2 Wild Coast road - Mtentu Bridge" (PDF). Cdn.slrconsulting.com - SLR Consulting Limited. 25 January 2016. p. 9. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Liebenberg, Trümpelmann, Kratz, 1984, p.143
^ Reffell, D.E.; Parolis, H.C.; Labrum, P.R. (April 1984). "The Groot River Bridge". The Civil Engineer in South Africa. 26 (4). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 175–182. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18858. ISSN 1021-2000.
^ "Nelson Mandela Bridge - The birth of a new icon". Civil Engineering. 11 (10). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 3–21. October 2003. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_23130. ISSN 1021-2000.
^ "The Nelson Mandela Bridge - A new landmark for Johannesburg". Dywidag-systems.com - DYWIDAG-Systems International. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
^ Robertson, D.C. (June 1976). "Cape Town and Port Elizabeth Branches visit the new Gouritz River bridge". Civil Engineering. 18 (6). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 141–142. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_19017. ISSN 1021-2000.
^ Liebenberg, Trümpelmann, Kratz, 1984, p.143, 145
^ 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.
^ Brown&Hamer, ed. (October 1966). "Umtamvuna Highway Bridge Handed Over". James Brown & Hamer Ltd. Newsletter. Retrieved 19 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Huisman, 1972, p.393
^ Bounatirou, Sami; Mattheis, Josh; Viallon, Jean-Pierre; Marracci, Louis; Premaud, Valéry; Demonceaux, Thais (February 2009). "Les viaducs" [Viaducts] (PDF). Revue Travaux (in French). 858. Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP): 46–54. ISSN 0041-1906.
^ "Gautrain Viaduct V5c" (PDF). Civil Engineering. December 2010. p. 12-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ 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.
^ "New Ashton Arch" (PDF). Ashton-arch.co.za. AECOM S.A. June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021.
^ "Launching the Ashton Arch". IMIESA. Vol. 47. January 2022. pp. 6–9. ISSN 0257-1978. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "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.

External links

"Bridges". Southafricannarrowgauge.co.za.
"Brücken in der Südafrika" [Bridges in South Africa]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
Denenberg, David. "Suspension Bridges of South Africa". Bridgemeister.com.
Sakowski, Eric. "Category: Bridges in South Africa". Highestbridges.com.

[8] "Kaayman's River Bridge".

[12] "Marina Swing Bridge".

[14] "Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge".

[18] "Bloukrans Bridge".

[23] "Van Stadens Bridge".

[25] "Groot River Bridge".

[27] "Nelson Mandela Bridge".

[30] "Gouritz River Bridge".

[33] "Bobbejaans River Bridge".

[37] "John Vorster Viaduct".

[38] "Jean Avenue Viaduct".

[39] "Gautrain Viaduct V5c".

[45] "Paul Sauer Bridge".

[1] "Kaaimans River Bridge, Old George-Knysna Road, George District, ID: 9/2/030/0034-001". Heritage.toolforge.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[2] "Kaaimans River Bridge, Old George-Knysna Road, George District". Sahris.sahra.org.za - South African Heritage Resources Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[3] "The Seven Passes Route". Showme.co.za. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[4] Morgan, 2020, p.7

[5] "South Africa Bridges 90 to 100 meters". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[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.

[9] "The Limpopo Bridge" (PDF). Bridges: a few examples of the work of a pioneer firm in the manufacture of steel and steelwork. Dorman Long and Company Limited. pp. 49–52.

[10] "The Storms River Suspension Bridge". Bambooguesthouse.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.

[11] "Suspension Bridge & View Sites". Lakeeland.co.za. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[13] "Swing bridge at V&A Waterfront - Western Cape award". Civil Engineering. 7 (8). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 7–8. August 1999. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_22891. ISSN 1021-2000.

[15] Anderson, John; Wilson, Maja (September 2022). The Many Inputs To Creating a Single Moving Form, the V&A Swingbridge. Footbridge 2022: Creating Experience. Structurae. Madrid, Spain. doi:10.24904/footbridge2022.109.

[16] van Schalkwyk, G.J. (13 October 2021). "Msikaba River Bridge" (PDF). Saice.org.za - South African Institution of Civil Engineering. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[17] "Update on the N2 Wild Coast road - Msikaba Bridge" (PDF). Cdn.slrconsulting.com - SLR Consulting Limited. 25 January 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[19] Liebenberg, Charles; Trümpelmann, Volker; Kratz, Rolf (April 1984). "The planning, design and analysis of the Bloukrans Bridge". The Civil Engineer in South Africa. 26 (4). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 159–172. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18856. ISSN 1021-2000.

[20] Liedenberg, A.C.; Latimer, M.G. (2001). "Bloukrans Bridge". Arch'01 : Troisième conférence internationale sur les ponts en arc - Abdunur, Charles. Presses de l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées. p. 35-40. ISBN 2-85978-347-4.

[21] Isaac, P.M. (16 April 2008). A critical analysis of the Bloukrans Bridge (PDF). Proceedings of Bridge Engineering 2 Conference 2008. People.bath.ac.uk. University of Bath, United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014.

[22] "Update on the N2 Wild Coast road - Mtentu Bridge" (PDF). Cdn.slrconsulting.com - SLR Consulting Limited. 25 January 2016. p. 9. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[Liebenberg,_Trümpelmann,_Kratz_143-24] Liebenberg, Trümpelmann, Kratz, 1984, p.143

[26] Reffell, D.E.; Parolis, H.C.; Labrum, P.R. (April 1984). "The Groot River Bridge". The Civil Engineer in South Africa. 26 (4). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 175–182. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18858. ISSN 1021-2000.

[28] "Nelson Mandela Bridge - The birth of a new icon". Civil Engineering. 11 (10). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 3–21. October 2003. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_23130. ISSN 1021-2000.

[29] "The Nelson Mandela Bridge - A new landmark for Johannesburg". Dywidag-systems.com - DYWIDAG-Systems International. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.

[31] Robertson, D.C. (June 1976). "Cape Town and Port Elizabeth Branches visit the new Gouritz River bridge". Civil Engineering. 18 (6). South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE): 141–142. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_19017. ISSN 1021-2000.

[32] Liebenberg, Trümpelmann, Kratz, 1984, p.143, 145

[34] 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.

[35] Brown&Hamer, ed. (October 1966). "Umtamvuna Highway Bridge Handed Over". James Brown & Hamer Ltd. Newsletter. Retrieved 19 March 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[36] Huisman, 1972, p.393

[40] Bounatirou, Sami; Mattheis, Josh; Viallon, Jean-Pierre; Marracci, Louis; Premaud, Valéry; Demonceaux, Thais (February 2009). "Les viaducs" [Viaducts] (PDF). Revue Travaux (in French). 858. Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP): 46–54. ISSN 0041-1906.

[41] "Gautrain Viaduct V5c" (PDF). Civil Engineering. December 2010. p. 12-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[42] 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.

[43] "New Ashton Arch" (PDF). Ashton-arch.co.za. AECOM S.A. June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021.

[44] "Launching the Ashton Arch". IMIESA. Vol. 47. January 2022. pp. 6–9. ISSN 0257-1978. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[46] "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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List of bridges in South Africa

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Major road and railway bridges

See also

Notes and references

Further reading

External links