Alfred Beit Road Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Alfred Beit Road Bridge
Locale:Between Musina in South Africa and Beitbridge in Zimbabwe.
Carries:Road
Crosses:Limpopo River
Complete:1995
Open:1995
Coordinates:-22.2244°N 29.9865°W deprecated -->
Coordinates:-22.2244°N 29.9865°W

The Alfred Beit Road Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Limpopo River between Musina in South Africa and Beitbridge in Zimbabwe.

History

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 who now operate the bridge.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21298065 Bridging the Limpopo
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19290902&id=Z3ItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SIwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3714,62900 New Alfred Beit Bridge is opened
  3. Web site: Beitbridge . 2013-01-26 . https://archive.today/20130418182513/http://booktravel.travel/index.php?p=beitbridge . 2013-04-18 . dead .
  4. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0005944 Structurae database
  5. http://nlpi.net/group-overview/nlb/ NLPI Overview