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1912. Klaserie River bridge with three 100 foot spans. (Album of Selati - Tzaneen construction)

1912. Trusses being erected of Olifants River bridge. (Album of Selati - Tzaneen construction)

1912. Gravelotte Spruit bridge with one 50 foot span. (Album of Selati - Tzaneen construction)

1912. Sneiff Spruit bridge with one 100 foot span. (Album of Selati - Tzaneen construction)

De Doorns district, 1895. CGR 4th Class 'Converted Joys' No 55 later SAR Class 04 No 055 on bridge with stone piers in the Hex River mountains. (EH Short)

1895. Basket-handle bridge on nine stone piers over Orange River. (EH Short)

De Aar, 1895. Station building with pedestrian bridge over rails. (EH Short)

1895. Basket-handle bridge over the Stormberg River with stone piers and four spans. (EH Short)

Bethulie, 1896. Basket-handle bridge with eight spans on steel piers over the Orange River.

Modder River, 1896. Goods train on bridge over the Modder River with Cape carts on train.

Inciba, circa 1902. CGR 5th Class Dubs hauling a mixed goods train wooden trestle bridge.

Collection of photographs on bridge damage during Boer War. Vet River Bridge.

Collection of photographs on bridge damage during Boer War. Colenso bridge.

Observatory Road. CGR station.

Okiep - Port Nolloth narrow gauge railway. Train on bridge supported by timber columns on stone piers.

Purported to be South-West-Africa, no confirmation of this photo as being South African has ever emerged. A similar Orenstein & Koppel 40hp 600mm gauge engine was delivered to Mexico in 1905.

Deep stone culvert near Noupoort on the Sterkstroom - Indwe line.

Trolley on railway bridge with temporary repairs.

Elandshoek narrow gauge forest railway, circa 1926. Railway bridge with temporary repairs.

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First test train with test load of 200 tonnes to cross temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Awaiting the first test load train across temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Commencement of temporary bridge and piers at high tide. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Driving piles for the temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Temporary bridge and caissons. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First six trestles erected and erecting piling frame. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Sinking caissons. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Building Knysna abutment and sinking caissons. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First test train with test load of 200 tonnes to cross temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Construction of concrete wall across the Swart River for water supply. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Bridge site in the distance. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Seating no 6 trestle on rock mat with the tide coming in. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Ready to drive the first pile for temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Caissons and temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: The first three piers are built on open excavation to rock. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Commencement of George abutment. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First test train with test load of 200 tonnes to cross temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Frame in position and ready for driving piles. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Construction of the first two piers at the George end. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Trestles and piers under construction viewed from the George end. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Seating No 5 and 6 trestles on rock mat. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Driving piles for temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Pumping plant for dewatering of the foundations of the first three piers. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First test train with test load of 200 tonnes to cross temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Driving piles and sinking caissons. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Sill in position on rock mat for trestle. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First four piers completed. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Five trestles erected for temporary bridge and dumping rocks to seat No 6 trestle. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: View of caissons from the George end. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, December 1945. Train crossing Kaaimans River bridge.

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Knysna end of bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: End abutment. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Steel piles alongside temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: View from below bridge with trolley in the distance. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Getting ready to screw the first steel pile from the Knysna end. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Extracting gum piles used for temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Extracting broken pile 22 feet from below sand level. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Pile No 9 bent during screwing. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: View from the bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Wilderness bridge construction: Screwing steel pile for permanent bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Pile screwing from sleeper cribs. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Pile being tested under load of 75 tonnes. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Pile screwing from sleeper cribs and pile testing. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Pile screwing at George abutment. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Pile screwing. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Bent second pile. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Broken pile extracted from below 22 feet of sand. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Driving the last pile for the temporary deviation bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Commencement of temporary deviation bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Driving the last pile for the temporary deviation bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Duive River bridge construction: Driving piles for erection of the pile screw. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)