List of crossings of the Orange River
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Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...

s and other crossings of the Orange River
Orange River
The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean...

. Locations are listed with the left bank (moving downriver) listed first.

Eastern Cape – Free State boundary, South Africa

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| Majaphuthi Bridge
| R726
| Walaza
| 30.4055°N 27.3381°W
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| General Hertzog Bridge
| N6
N6 road (South Africa)
The N6 is a National Routein South Africa. It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency.- Route :The road starts in East London in the Eastern Cape and ends in Bloemfontein in the Free State. The road runs roughly from north to south, providing a link between the coastal N2 with the N1...


|rowspan=2| Aliwal North
Aliwal North
Aliwal North is a town in central South Africa on the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. Aliwal North is the seat of the Maletswai Local Municipality which falls within the Ukhahlamba District Municipality....


| 30.6856°N 26.7053°W
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| Frere Bridge
| Dreunberg–Sannaspos railway line
| 30.6877°N 26.6971°W
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| Hennie Steyn Bridge
| Cape Eastern main line railway and R390
| Bethulie
Bethulie
Bethulie is a small sheep and cattle farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. The name meaning chosen by God was given by directors of a mission station in 1829 which the town formed around. The mission building is the oldest settler built building still standing in the Free State...


|30.5314°N 26.0234°W
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| Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam
Gariep Dam is a dam in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, Free State, province South Africa.-Overview:The Gariep Dam was originally called the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam after the first Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd on its commission in 1971...


| Local road
|rowspan="2"| Oranjekrag
| 30.6233°N 25.5068°W
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| Gariep Bridge
| R701
| 30.6260°N 25.5008°W
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Northern Cape – Free State boundary, South Africa

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| Norvalspont Road Bridge
| Local road
|rowspan="2"| Norvalspont
| 30.6212°N 25.4648°W
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| Norvalspont Railway Bridge
| Free State main line railway
| 30.6211°N 25.4646°W
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| N1 Orange River Bridge
| N1
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| 30.5849°N 25.4195°W
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| JJ Serfontein Bridge
| R717
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| 30.5033°N 25.2007°W
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| Vanderkloof Dam
Vanderkloof Dam
The Vanderkloof Dam is situated approximately 130km down stream from Gariep Dam and is fed by the Orange River, South Africa's largest river. Vanderkloof Dam is the second largest dam in South Africa, boasting the highest dam wall in the country at 108m...


| Local road
|rowspan="2"| Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof
Vanderkloof is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It's located on the Orange River and near the Rolfontein Nature Reserve....


| 29.9914°N 24.7318°W
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| Vanderkloof Bridge
| Local road
| 29.9918°N 24.7241°W
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| Havenga Bridge
| R48
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| 29.9107°N 24.6363°W
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| Fluitjieskraal Bridge
| Local road
| Orania
| 29.7897°N 24.4106°W
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Northern Cape, South Africa

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| Orange River Station Bridge
| Cape main line railway
| Orange River Station
| 29.6467°N 24.2030°W
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| Hopetown Bridge
| N12
| Hopetown
Hopetown
Hopetown lies at the edge of the Great Karoo in South Africa's Northern Cape province. It stands on an arid slope leading down to the Orange River. The first diamond discovered in South Africa, the Eureka Diamond, was found at Hopetown.-History:...


| 29.5991°N 24.1105°W
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| Old Wagon Bridge
| Local road
| near Hopetown
| 29.5711°N 24.0729°W
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| Marksdrift Bridge
| R357
| near Douglas
Douglas, Northern Cape
Douglas is a town situated near the confluence of the Orange and Vaal Rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. On this fertile soil nestles the town of Douglas. The town itself is a green patchwork of dramatic contrast - space for the solitary and activity for the energetic...


| 29.1618°N 23.6936°W
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| Frans Loots Bridge
| R386
| Prieska
| 29.6565°N 22.7458°W
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| Riley Bridge
| R383
| Westerberg and Koegas
| 29.3148°N 22.3456°W
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| Groblershoop Bridge
| N8
N8 road (South Africa)
The N8 is a National Route in South Africa. It is maintained by the South African National Roads Agency.- Route :The road starts at Groblershoop in the Northern Cape, at a junction with the N10 from Upington. It runs east through Griquatown to Kimberley. From Kimberley it runs south-east into the...


| Groblershoop
| 28.8792°N 21.9872°W
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| Sishen–Saldanha Railway Bridge
| Sishen–Saldanha railway line
| near Wegdraai
| 28.7876°N 21.8815°W
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| Grootdrink Bridge
| Local road
| Grootdrink
| 28.5636°N 21.7647°W
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| Upington Railway Bridge
| De Aar–Karasburg railway line
|rowspan=3| Upington
| 28.4549°N 21.2597°W
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| Old Upington Bridge
| Footpath
| 28.4649°N 21.2432°W
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| Upington Bridge
| N10
N10 road (South Africa)
The N10 is a National Route in South Africa. It connects Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape coast with the Namibian border at Nakop, via De Aar and Upington.-Route:...


| 28.4651°N 21.2429°W
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| Eendrag Bridge and Manie Conradie Bridge
| Local road
| Kanoneiland
| 28.6479°N 21.1018°W and 28.6361°N 21.0902°W
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| Keimoes Bridge
| R27
| Keimoes
Keimoes
Keimoes is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies on the Orange River and is about halfway between Upington and Kakamas....


| 28.7286°N 20.9854°W
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| Kakamas Bridge
| N14
|rowspan=2| Kakamas and Lutzburg
| 28.7557°N 20.6223°W
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| Kakamas Railway Bridge
| Kakamas branch line railway
| 28.7554°N 20.6205°W
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| Blouputs Bridge
| Local road
| Blouputs and Riemvasmaak
| 28.5134°N 20.1855°W
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South Africa – Namibia border

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| Johan Conradie Bridge
| R358 / C10
| Onseepkans
Onseepkans
Onseepkans is a small settlement on the banks of the Orange River in Northern Cape Province, South Africa. It is at the border post with Namibia for traffic between Pofadder in South Africa and Keetmanshoop in Namibia...

 and Velloorsdrift
| 28.7352°N 19.3054°W
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| DF Malan Bridge
| N7 / B1
B1 road (Namibia)
The B1 is one of the most important roads in Namibia, passing through the centre of the country in a north-south direction. It connects Noordoewer on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border...


| Vioolsdrif
Vioolsdrif
Vioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western part of South Africa, known as Namaqualand.- Origin of name :The name in Afrikaans means 'the ford of the violin'. It is reportedly named after Jan Viool , who is said to have played the fiddle in these parts in the nineteenth century...

 and Noordoewer
Noordoewer
Noordoewer is a town in southern Namibia. Its name means 'North Bank' in Afrikaans, in reference to the north bank of the Orange River, on which it is located...


| 28.7655°N 17.6263°W
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| Octha Ferry
| Light vehicles (pontoon ferry)
| Sendelingsdrif (ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park)
| 28.1227°N 16.8898°W
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| Sir Ernest Oppenheimer Bridge
| Local road
| Alexander Bay
Alexander Bay, Northern Cape
Alexander Bay is a town in the extreme north-west of South Africa, also known as the region of Little Namaqualand. It is located on the southern bank of the Orange River mouth. It was named for Sir James Alexander, who was the first person to map the area whilst on a Royal Geographical Society...

 and Oranjemund
Oranjemund
Oranjemund is a town of 4,000 inhabitants situated in the extreme southwest of Namibia, on the northern bank of the Orange River mouth. It exists to service the diamond industry....


| 28.5636°N 16.5028°W
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