Gouritz River Bridge, Road bridge over the Gourits River, Western Cape, South Africa

The Gouritz River Bridge is a rigid-frame road bridge carrying the N2 across the Gourits River 34 km west of Mossel Bay. Its 270 m deck has four spans; the 105 m main span rests on two pairs of diagonal reinforced concrete struts founded on abutments 170 m apart. The deck is a continuous prestressed concrete box girder with laterally cantilevered slabs.

Construction of the current N2 bridge began in 1972 and it has carried traffic since 1978, replacing a steel road bridge opened in March 1892. That earlier bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and built in England by Andrew Handyside, was 214.8 m long and 60.8 m above the riverbed, then the longest and highest bridge in Africa. Trains used it from 22 January 1906 until 1931, when a separate railway bridge was built 49 m upstream.

The old 1892 steel road bridge, designed by Sir Benjamin Baker and built in England by Andrew Handyside, was long Africa's longest and highest bridge at 214.8 m and 60.8 m above the riverbed. Trains ran over it from 22 January 1906 to 1931, and it later became a bungee jumping site before closing permanently.

The N2 crossing lies 34 km west of Mossel Bay, between Albertinia and Mosselbaai, at 34°11′9.7″S 21°45′11″E. The 1978 bridge stands 61 m above the riverbed, so the deck gives the clearest view of the gorge. The older 1892 road bridge nearby is permanently closed; it was used by BASE jumpers for some years after 1977.

The bridge features diagonal reinforced concrete struts that form an innovative structural solution for spanning the wide river valley below. This design approach allowed engineers to create a stable structure without requiring intermediate supports in the riverbed itself.