Van Staadens Railway Bridge

Also known as Van Stadens Bridge

This steel trestle bridge, remarkable for its height and its light construction, was completed in 1905 to carry the 2 ft gauge Port Elizabeth-Avontuur Railway line over the Van Staadens Gorge. The depth from the rail level to the bottom of the gorge is 255 ft.

The construction of the bridge is described in some detail here^[1]. The authors of the Paper were John Calvert Andrew and Alan Trevanian Grant-Dalton, the son of Alan Grant-Dalton.

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↑ [1] Notes of the Erection of Van Staadens Bridge - Port Elizabeth-Avontuur Railway, by J. C. Andrew and A. T. Grant-Dalton, Cape Society of Civil Engineers, 7th meeeting, 12 August 1905, and Discussion at 9th Meeting, 13 August 1905

[1] [1] Notes of the Erection of Van Staadens Bridge - Port Elizabeth-Avontuur Railway, by J. C. Andrew and A. T. Grant-Dalton, Cape Society of Civil Engineers, 7th meeeting, 12 August 1905, and Discussion at 9th Meeting, 13 August 1905

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Van Staadens Railway Bridge

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