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Jan Joubert's Gat Bridge - Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South Africa

flickr-2774836683.jpg Jan Joubert's Gat Bridge - Oldest Stone Bridge in use in South AfricaThumbnailsPool just upstream of Jan Joubert's Gat Bridge

Detail of thwe stone work.

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.