Olifantskop Pass Explained

Olifantskop Pass
Location:Between Paterson and Cookhouse
Coords:-33.3188°N 25.9465°W
Elevation:723 m.a.s.l.
Range:Suurberge
Length Km:9.658

Olifantskop Pass is situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It carries three to four lanes of road traffic on the N10 national road over the Suurberg mountains between Paterson and Cookhouse.

History

Prior to the construction of Olifantskop Pass in 1955, the Suurberg Pass was the main route from Gqeberha to Johannesburg for 100 years.[1]

On 27 June 1985, anti-apartheid activist Sicelo Mhlauli of The Cradock Four was arrested at a roadblock on the pass.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mathew Woodifield - The Busy Engineer who Disappeared The Heritage Portal . 2023-10-28 . www.theheritageportal.co.za.
  2. Web site: Sicelo Mhlauli South African History Online . 2023-10-28 . www.sahistory.org.za.