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| | Swing Bridge - First
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape Henry FAGAN: Engineer
GABRIËL FAGAN ARCHITECTS: Architect
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| Date: | 1998 | Type: | Bridge | |
| Status: | Demolished 2019 |
Click to view large mapCoordinates:
33°54'22.82" S 18°25'18.83" E | | The bridge was decommissioned on 21 May 2019 and shipped to Mauritius where it was to be utilized at the Port Louis Waterfront. It was replaced by the second Swing Bridge in 2019.
Transcript of bronze plaque in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa, commemorating the opening of the bridge on Friday 20 February 1998:
THIS SWING BRIDGE
WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED
ON 20 FEBRUARY 1998
BY GIDEON VAN ZYL,
EXECUTIVE MANAGER
OF TRANSNET PENSION FUND
HIERDIE SWAAIBRUG IS OP
20 FEBRUARIE 1998
AMPTELIK GEOPEN DEUR
GIDEON VAN ZYL,
UITVOERENDE BESTUURDER VAN
TRANSNET PENSIOENFONDS
IBULORHO EJINGAYO YAVULWA
NGOKUSESIKWENI NGOMHLA
WAMA - 20 FEBRUWARI 1998
NGUGIDEON VAN ZYL,
UMPATHI OLAWULAYO
WENGXOWA-MALI
YOMHALAPHANTSI
YAKWA-TRANSNET, OMNINI
WE VICTORIA & ALBERT
WATERFRONT
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For more information and photographs visit HENRY FAGAN & PARTNERS | |