Swinburne, Free State
Swinburne is a little village just off the N3 road south of Harrismith, in the Free State province of South Africa.
Swinburne is a stopover point for travellers between Johannesburg and Durban, perched on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment. The village has few amenities above a basic shop, restaurant and pub.
It has one of the oldest bridges in the Free State which was opened 1884 and spans the Wilge River.
References
- ^ "Swinburne, Free State". SA Travel Directory. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Old Toll-bridge, Wilge River, Swinburne". South African Heritage Resources Agency Information System. Retrieved 18 August 2014.