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Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Kaaimans River Bridge | Protected Site | Arch Concrete deck arch | 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 | 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 | 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] |
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. | ||
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1956 | Stormsrivier 33°58′6.6″S 23°55′53.6″E | Eastern Cape | [S 13] [33] [19] |
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