Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2924CA2
Site Name
Old wagon bridge, Orange River, Hopetown District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:15
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 16:43
Structures
Built Environment Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 07/08/2012.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Yes
Classifications
Building type
Associated People
History of use
| Use Period | Use | |
|---|---|---|
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.571224, 24.072346
Northern Cape
- Pixley ka Seme
- Thembelihle
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Street Address
Land Parcel Reference
Hopetown
Directions to Site
High
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 27/06/2012 - 02:00.
Grading
Grade II
GradingComment
archiveimport Grading by: South African Heritage Resources Agency
Statement of Significance
The bridge was built to link the Kimberley diamond mines with the Cape. During the Anglo-Boer War th
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
The historic old wagon bridge over the Orange River near Hopetown, which serves as connecting point between that portion of Minor Road 232, approaching this structure from the north-east and that portion of Minor Road 16 approaching it from the south-west, situated in the Districts of Herbert and Hopetown respectively, Province of the Cape of Good Hope.
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
12540
Gazette Notice Status
Notice Date
Notice Number
1349
Archive Status
National monument
12540-1349e_2.pdf (58.11 KB)
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