Alfred Beit Road Bridge
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Alfred Beit Road Bridge | |
|---|---|
| File:NewBeitBridge.jpg | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Carries | Road |
| Crosses | Limpopo River |
| Locale | between Musina in South Africa and Beitbridge in Zimbabwe |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1995 |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Location | |
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The Alfred Beit Road Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Limpopo River between Musina in South Africa and Beitbridge in Zimbabwe.
History
[edit | edit source]The original Alfred Beit Bridge, which now only carries rail traffic, was completed in 1929 by Dorman Long.[1] Named after Alfred Beit, the gold and diamond magnate, it cost $600,000 and was opened by the Earl of Athlone on 31 August 1929.[2]
The new road bridge, constructed in 1995 parallel to the old bridge, accommodates far heavier traffic than the old bridge could take.[3] It was built by Murray & Roberts[4] on behalf of New Limpopo Bridge Ltd, which now operates the bridge.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Bridging the Limpopo The Brisbane Courier, 18 June 1928
- ^ New Alfred Beit Bridge is opened The Montreal Gazette, 2 September 1929
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Structurae database
- ^ NLPI Overview