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Date: 1893 Type: Bridge Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 31°55'08.90" S 28°26'56.74" E

A steel lattice girder bridge comprising pairs of rivetted circular cast iron columns (filled with concrete) supporting the lattice girder bridge of rivetted hot rolled steel components. Circa 1895 On the N2 between Mthatha and Idutywa - crossing the Mbashe (Bashee) River. Submitted by William MARTINSON All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books and articles that reference Wagon bridge over the Mbashe River Walters, Dennis. 2014. Bridging the Eastern Cape : the life and work of Joseph Newey. East London: Coral Tree Press. pg 124 B39