Gouritz River Bridge


The Gouritz River Bridge on the N2 route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth is a rigid-frame bridge which crosses the Gouritz River west of Mossel Bay in the Western Cape

Structural design

The total length of the deck is and consists of four spans. A prominent feature of the bridge is the main span which is long supported by two pairs of diagonal reinforced concrete struts founded on abutments. The reinforced concrete deck together with two pairs of inclined supports at eastern and western sides of the river form a rigid frame structure. The two spans on the eastern side have a total length of and this section of deck is supported by vertical columns 45m from the end. The deck superstructure consists of a continuous prestressed concrete box girder with deck slabs cantilevered laterally to design width.

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