List of bridges in South Africa

Historical or architectural interest bridges

		Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Kaaimans River Railway Bridge	Crosses by Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Protected Site ID :9/2/030/0034-001		Beam Steel	Kaaimans River		Wilderness 33°59′52.2″S 22°33′25.5″E	Western Cape
	2	Van Stadens River Railway Bridge	Second highest railway bridge in Africa Deck height : 77 m (253 ft)	196 m (643 ft)	Truss Steel	Van Stadens River	1905	Thomhill 33°53′21.6″S 25°12′28.2″E	Eastern Cape
	3	Oudtshoorn Suspension Bridge	Protected Site ID :9/2/068/0025		Suspension	Footbridge Kerk Street Grobbelaars River	1913	Oudtshoorn 33°35′17.1″S 22°12′3.7″E	Western Cape
	4	Alfred Beit Railway Bridge	South Africa–Zimbabwe border		Truss Steel	Limpopo River	1929	Musina - Beitbridge 22°13′27.8″S 29°59′13.2″E	Limpopo Zimbabwe
	5	Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Swing Bridge	Swing cable-stayed bridge		Cable-stayed Single tower, steel	Footbridge Victoria & Alfred Waterfront		Le Cap 33°54′22.6″S 18°25′18.9″E	Western Cape
	6	Tsitsikamma Suspension Bridge		77 m (253 ft)	Suspension Steel	Footbridge Storms River	1969	Tsitsikamma National Park 34°1′10.3″S 23°54′12.2″E	Western Cape
	7	Oribi Gorge Suspension Bridge			Suspension Steel	Footbridge Oribi Gorge		Lake Eland Game Reserve 30°43′16.1″S 30°11′10.8″E	KwaZulu-Natal

Major bridges

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Msikaba Bridge project	580 m (1,900 ft)		Cable-stayed Steel deck	National route N2 Msikaba River	2024	Nkcele 31°17′31.5″S 29°47′49.2″E	Eastern Cape
	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
	3	Mtentu Bridge project	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
	4	Van Stadens Bridge	198 m (650 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
	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
	6	Nelson Mandela Bridge	176 m (577 ft)	284 m (932 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons		2003	Johannesburg 26°11′48.7″S 28°2′3″E	Gauteng
	7	Gouritz River Bridge	170 m (560 ft)	210 m (690 ft)	Batter-post rigid frame Concrete	National route N2 Gourits River	1976	Mossel Bay 34°11′9.3″S 21°45′9.8″E	Western Cape
	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
	9	Paul Sauer Bridge	100 m (330 ft)		Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Storms River	1956	Stormsrivier 33°58′6.6″S 23°55′53.6″E	Eastern Cape
	10	C. H. Mitchell Bridge	206 m (676 ft)	210 m (690 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

References

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

• Others references

See also

• Transport in South Africa
• List of crossings of the Orange River

External links

• Highestbridges.com Category: Bridges in South Africa
• Bridgemeister.com - Suspension bridges of South Africa

Further reading

• Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.