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View of road over Jan Joubert's Gat bridge

flickr-114204863.jpg National Monument Plaque on Jan Joubert's Gat BridgeThumbnailsModern signboard - full of bullet holes

Jan Joubert's Gat bridge is situated on the Franschhoek Mountain pass in the Cape Winelands in South Africa. Built in 1825 by Holloway to cross a deep ravine, it is the oldest stone bridge still in use anywhere in South Africa. It was named after someone who died in the gully.