Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3420AC49
Site Name
Grier Bridge, Breede River, Swellendam District
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, June 22, 2012 - 14:23
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
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.066785, 20.414191
Western Cape
- Overberg
- Swellendam
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
For 150 years vehicular traffic crossed the Breede River at a pont. Near the site of the second pont the first bridge over the Breede river near Swellendam was built in the early 1890s. It is a triumph of Victorian engineering. Sections of the iron bridge were manufactured in England and assembled on site under engineer Grier. The bridge is very long (196 metres) and high above the river.
Declarations
Declaration
DeclarationName
Declaration Type
Declaration Description
Gazette Date
Gazette Number
18901
Notice Date
Notice Number
715
Archive Status
National monument
Media
Media
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