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| | Welsh Bridge over the Mzimvubu River Ntabankulu district, Eastern Cape Rhodes MacPherson FOX SMITH: Engineer
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| Date: | 1932 | Type: | Bridge | |
| Status: | Extant |
Click to view large mapCoordinates: 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) | |