Orange River Bridge (1895): Difference between revisions

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1895. Basket-handle bridge on nine stone piers over Orange River, possibly at Bethulie

1896 Photo here.

This here shows the bridge after it had been destroyed in the Boer War and c.1900 photo with a rapidly-constructed rail bridge alongside.

A later photo shows a permanent rail structure in addition to the temporary bridge c.1901 photo.

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 . Basket-handle bridge on nine stone piers over Orange River, possibly at Bethulie
-Photo [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-1896-basket-handle-bridge-with-eight-spans-on-steel-piers-over-the-orange-river-2 '''here'''] and [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-circa-1901-damaged-bridge-2 '''here'''].
+Photo [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-1896-basket-handle-bridge-with-eight-spans-on-steel-piers-over-the-orange-river-2 '''here'''].
-This [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-bridge-over-orange-river-damaged-during-anglo-boer-war '''c.1900 photo'''] shows the bridge after it had been destroyed in the Boer War, with a rapidly-constructed rail bridge alongside.
+This [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-circa-1901-damaged-bridge-2 '''here'''] shows the bridge after it had been destroyed in the Boer War and [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/bethulie-bridge-over-orange-river-damaged-during-anglo-boer-war '''c.1900 photo'''] with a rapidly-constructed rail bridge alongside.
 A later photo shows a permanent rail structure in addition to the temporary bridge [https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/circa-1901-damaged-bridge-being-repaired '''c.1901 photo'''].