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This remarkable | This remarkable steel trestle bridge 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 | 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 Meting, 13 August 1905</ref> | ||
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Also known as Van Stadens Bridge
This remarkable steel trestle bridge 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]
See Also
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