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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 7 (8): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 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.
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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 175–182. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18858. ISSN 1021-2000.
"Nelson Mandela Bridge - The birth of a new icon". Civil Engineering. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 11 (10): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 18 (6): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 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). Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP). 858: 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. January 2022. pp. 6–9. ISSN 0257-1978. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
"Storms River Bridge: A challenge boldly met". Civil Engineering. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 7 (6): 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.

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[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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 7 (8): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 175–182. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18858. ISSN 1021-2000.

[28] "Nelson Mandela Bridge - The birth of a new icon". Civil Engineering. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 11 (10): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 18 (6): 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. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 26 (4): 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). Fédération nationale des travaux publics (FNTP). 858: 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. January 2022. pp. 6–9. ISSN 0257-1978. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[46] "Storms River Bridge: A challenge boldly met". Civil Engineering. South African Institution Of Civil Engineering (SAICE). 7 (6): 145–146. June 1965. hdl:10520/AJA10212019_18312. ISSN 1021-2000.

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