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Vintage Mauritius

Mauritius in the early years.

Category Archives: Bridges

Construction of the M1 Highway – Phoenix to Port Louis – 1960s

Construction of Highway - St Jean - 1960s

The decision to construct the motorway was taken based on the report of the British railway engineers concluding that the mauritian railway lines would have cost Rs 35 millions to be modernised in addition to a yearly loss of Rs 4 millions for its maintenance. In 1955, after certain discussions with the Colonial Office, the …

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February 12, 2015 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Vacoas – Sadally Old Railway Bridge remains

Sadally - The Tunnel - Old Railway Bridge - Mauritius Railways AD 1924

Many of us go by this road very often but we might not have given it consideration. These narrow stone walls at the exit of the ‘Sugar Road’ towards Sadally is actually an old railway bridge! ‘M.R A.D 1924’ – Mauritius Railways A.D 1924 written on it. It is said that this bridge was supposed …

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August 25, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Tamarin – The One and Only Tamarin Bridge – 1960s

Tamarin Bridge - with View on the Rempart Mountains - 1960s

Built in 1934, the Tamarin steel Bridge is inevitable for anyone trying to reach the village of Tamarin from the north entrance. This iconic bridge crosses the Tamarin River and is approximately 50 meters in length. The bridge is quite narrow somehow and vehicles above 10 tons are not permitted over it. Quite similar to …

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August 18, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Montagne Ory – Construction of the Motorway at Coleville Bridge – 1962

Construction of Motorway at Coleville Bridge - Montagne Ory - Mauritius - 1962

Since the early colonial days up to now, Mauritius has known many improvements and additions in the road network. In the beginning there were barely very few roads and the rest was natural forest. Little by little, whilst civilisation began to grow towards the centre of the island the road network as well began to …

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June 12, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

The Cavendish Bridge – Mahebourg

The Mahebourg Cavendish Bridge began construction in 1908 to be completed and inaugurated in 1911. The Bridge bears the name of Cavendish because of the governor Cavendish Bhoyle who was presiding during that time. So, before that there wasn’t any bridge? Yes there was! This bridge has for main purpose to link the Mahebourg Village …

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January 23, 2014 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

Riviere des Anguilles Bridge

Found in the South of Mauritius, the Rivière des Anguilles Bridge is quite a magnificent and well known bridge today. Over its famous river, it was initially a wooden bridge during the early British occupation and was primarily used to allow the passage of ox-driven carts and stage coaches as indicated on a tourism panel …

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December 3, 2013 Vintage Mauritius Leave a comment

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