The Mahebourg Cavendish Bridge began construction in 1908 to be completed and inaugurated in 1911.
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 to ‘Ville Noire’, as it is called on the other side. It bridges the gap over the ‘La Chaux’ River (Riviere La Chaux) and also reduces the constraints to reach the East. This was among the first bridges to be using a concrete construction instead of being fully stoned as was the case for bridges before that time. The Higginson Bridge Before the construction of the Cavendish Bridge, and before the arrival of governor Bhoyle, this gap to cross the ‘La Chaux’ river was being complemented by the ‘Higginson Bridge’, named after the governor Higginson during his governance. The Higginson Bridge was rather of its time and was completely out of wood. It was as well a magnificent bridge but as we know, wood ages differently compared to concrete.
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Location: Mahebourg, Grand Port District, Mauritius
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