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Welsh Bridge over the Mzimvubu River
Ntabankulu district, Eastern Cape

Rhodes MacPherson FOX SMITH: Engineer

Date:1932
Type:Bridge
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
31°02'54.48" S 29°13'33.91" E Alt: 527m

A granite plaque records the name of the bridge, the details of the opening ceremony and the Engineer involved.

A transcript of the inscription is provided below:

W. T. WELSH BRIDGE
BUILT BY THE
UNITED TRANSKEIAN TERRITORIES
GENERAL COUNCIL
AND OPENED BY
W. T. WELSH ESQ.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE
OF THE
TRANSKEIAN TERRITORIES
SEPTEMBER 1932
R. M FOX SMITH B.Sc A. M.INST. C. E.

(William Martinson, January 2026)