LIMPOPO RIVER BRIDGE
GIFT FROAI THE BEIT TRUST. CAPETOWN, Aug. 31. A bridge across the river Limpopo, Which has been built by the trustees of the late Air Alfred Beit, and which is the first direct link between South Africa and Rhodesia, was opened by the Earl of Athlone, who accepted the noble gift in “the hope and belief that it may be a highway to our common civilisation, and a road leading to the development of South Africa.”
The Earl of Athlone said that the bridge would give a great impetus to the friendly relations of the inhabitants on either side of the Limpopo. The engineer said that at one time half the construction staff were stricken with fever. The temperature was 112 degrees in the shade, making it impossible for the workers, to sit on steel. Lions were a constant menace and were continually roaring. A flood in February swept the works, and-car-ried away 2000 bags of cement. The bridge is 1500 ft. long, with thirteen piers. It was designed by Mr S. B. Freeman, constructor of the Sydney Harbour bridge.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1929, Page 8
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183LIMPOPO RIVER BRIDGE Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1929, Page 8
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