List of bridges in South Africa

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 metres (330 ft) (non-exhaustive list).

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
	1	Msikaba Bridge under construction	580 m (1,900 ft)	580 m (1,900 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons	National route N2 Msikaba River	2024	Nkcele 31°17′31.5″S 29°47′49.2″E / 31.292083°S 29.797000°E / -31.292083; 29.797000 (Msikaba Bridge)	Eastern Cape	[13] [14]
	2	Bloukrans Bridge	272 m (892 ft)	451 m (1,480 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Bloukrans River	1984	Nature's Valley 33°58′0.1″S 23°38′42.8″E / 33.966694°S 23.645222°E / -33.966694; 23.645222 (Bloukrans Bridge)	Western Cape Eastern Cape	[S 4] [15] [16] [17]
	3	Mtentu Bridge under construction	260 m (850 ft)	1,132 m (3,714 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 150+260+150	National route N2 Mtentu River	2024	Lundini 31°10′43.3″S 29°55′42.9″E / 31.178694°S 29.928583°E / -31.178694; 29.928583 (Mtentu Bridge)	Eastern Cape	[18]
	4	Van Stadens Bridge	198 m (650 ft)	351 m (1,152 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Van Stadens River	1971	Thomhill 33°54′32.6″S 25°11′49.3″E / 33.909056°S 25.197028°E / -33.909056; 25.197028 (Van Stadens Bridge)	Eastern Cape	[S 5] [19]
	5	Groot River Bridge	189 m (620 ft)	301 m (988 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Groot River	1983	Nature's Valley 33°56′19.9″S 23°33′23.6″E / 33.938861°S 23.556556°E / -33.938861; 23.556556 (Groot River Bridge)	Western Cape Eastern Cape	[S 6] [20] [19]
	6	Nelson Mandela Bridge	176 m (577 ft)	284 m (932 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons 42+176+66	Road bridge Johannesburg Park station	2003	Johannesburg 26°11′48.7″S 28°2′3″E / 26.196861°S 28.03417°E / -26.196861; 28.03417 (Nelson Mandela Bridge)	Gauteng	[S 7] [21] [22]
	7	Gouritz River Bridge	170 m (560 ft)	210 m (690 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete V-shaped legs	National route N2 Gourits River	1976	Mossel Bay 34°11′09.7″S 21°45′10.5″E / 34.186028°S 21.752917°E / -34.186028; 21.752917 (Gouritz River Bridge)	Western Cape	[S 8] [23] [24]
	8	Bobbejaans Bridge	165 m (541 ft)	286 m (938 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Bobbejaans River	1983	Nature's Valley 33°55′58.9″S 23°32′0.7″E / 33.933028°S 23.533528°E / -33.933028; 23.533528 (Bobbejaans Bridge)	Western Cape	[S 9] [25] [19]
	9	C. H. Mitchell Bridge	158 m (518 ft)	206 m (676 ft)	Arch Steel through arch	Provincial Route R61 Mtamvuna River	1966	Mbizana Local Municipality–Port Edward 31°04′31.4″S 30°11′33.8″E / 31.075389°S 30.192722°E / -31.075389; 30.192722 (C. H. Mitchell Bridge)	Eastern Cape KwaZulu-Natal	[26]
	10	Gouritz River Bridge (1892)	135 m (443 ft)	214 m (702 ft)	Cantilever Steel 39+135+39	Former national route N2 Gourits River	1892	Mossel Bay 34°11′07.8″S 21°45′10.0″E / 34.185500°S 21.752778°E / -34.185500; 21.752778 (Gouritz River Bridge (1892))	Western Cape	[27]
	11	Gautrain Viaduct V5	121 m (397 ft)(x2)	4,353 m (14,281 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 95+100+2x121+70 96+110+2x85	Gautrain National routes N1, N14 Metropolitan Routes M19, M25, M27, M34	2010	Centurion 25°51′07.0″S 28°11′22.7″E / 25.851944°S 28.189639°E / -25.851944; 28.189639 (Gautrain Viaduct V5)	Gauteng	[S 10] [S 11] [S 12] [28] [29]
	12	Ashton Arch Bridge	110 m (360 ft)	110 m (360 ft)	Arch Concrete tied arch Bow-string bridge	Provincial Route R60 Kogmanskloof River	2021	Ashton 33°50′01.3″S 20°03′35.9″E / 33.833694°S 20.059972°E / -33.833694; 20.059972 (Ashton Arch Bridge)	Western Cape	[30] [31] [32]
	13	Paul Sauer Bridge	100 m (330 ft)	186 m (610 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	National route N2 Storms River	1956	Stormsrivier 33°58′6.6″S 23°55′53.6″E / 33.968500°S 23.931556°E / -33.968500; 23.931556 (Paul Sauer Bridge)	Eastern Cape	[S 13] [33] [19]

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• List of crossings of the Orange River

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