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Also known as Van Stadens Bridge | Also known as Van Stadens Bridge | ||
This | 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 [https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10212019_13929 '''here''']<ref>[https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10212019_13929] 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 | The construction of the bridge is described in some detail [https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10212019_13929 '''here''']<ref>[https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10212019_13929] 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</ref>. The authors of the Paper were [[John Calvert Andrew]] and [[Alan Trevanian Grant-Dalton]], the son of [[Alan Grant Dalton|Alan Grant-Dalton]]. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 26 January 2023
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.
See Also
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