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ZAR Road Bridge over the Mooi River, 'Oosbrug'
Potchefstroom, North West

DEPARTEMENT VAN PUBLIEKE WERKEN - ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK: Architect
UNIDENTIFIED: Contractor
Date:1890
Client:Potchefstroom council
Type:Bridge
Style:Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens
Status:Demolished

Replaced a timber bridge of the same name on the road to Johannesburg. Coursed rough-hewn ashlar abutments with steel beam super-structure of 7,3 m span. Demolished to make way for a concrete bridge replacement, probably in the 1960s.

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 that reference ZAR Road Bridge over the Mooi River, 'Oosbrug'

Erasmus, Koos and Friebus, Hein. 2008. Vergete padbrûe van die ZAR : 'n oorsig van die padbrûe wat gebou en beplan is tydens die regering van die Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek. Centurion: Koos Erasmus and Hein Friebus: . pg 34