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Date: 1912 Type: Railway Bridge Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 24°59'28.75" S 31°35'48.27" E Alt: 261m

See more photographs A bridge on the Selati Line over the Sabie River. Extant and maintained but no longer in use. In 2020 an old train was moved onto the bridge and converted into a luxury hotel called the Kruger Shalati Train on the Bridge. The nearby Huhla Railway Station is used as the restaurant for the guests. ------------------------ In 1883 plans were approved for a railway line linking the Soutpansberg and main Eastern line from Pretoria and Maputo. In 1901 the temporary wooden bridge was washed away in a flood. In 1910 the bridge was opened for railway traffic with the Selati Line being officially opened in 1912. (Source: Kruger Shalati)