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General Information

Other name(s): New Limpopo Bridge
Completion: 24 November 1995
Duration of works: 12 months
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
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Crosses:
  • Limpopo River
Next to: Alfred Beit Bridge (1929)
Coordinates: 22° 13' 27.52" S    29° 59' 11.69" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 462 m

Materials

piers reinforced concrete

Chronology

24 November 1995

Official opening of the new Beit Bridge.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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. 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.

The new road bridge, constructed in 1995 parallel to the old bridge, accommodates far heavier traffic than the old bridge could take. It was built by Murray & Roberts on behalf of New Limpopo Bridge Ltd who now operate the bridge.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Alfred Beit Road Bridge" and modified on 10 May 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Contractor
Steel construction

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  • Structure-ID
    20005944
  • Published on:
    04/10/2002
  • Last updated on:
    18/04/2023
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