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The Lady Loch Old Steel Bridge in Wellington, Western Cape, is a historic steel bridge that originally served as a railway bridge over the Berg River. It was constructed in 1853, making it one of the earliest railway bridges in South Africa, built for the Wellington to Paarl railway line. The bridge is named after Lady Loch, the wife of Sir Henry Loch, who was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1889 to 1895. The bridge is a notable example of early steel truss bridge engineering in the region and has been preserved as a heritage site, though it is no longer in active railway use. It stands as a reminder of the development of rail infrastructure in the Cape during the 19th century.

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