Beit Bridge

Beit Bridge

also spelled  Beitbridge 

      town, southern Zimbabwe. It lies near the bridge across the Limpopo River named for Alfred Beit, a British South African financier. The bridge is situated on the border with Limpopo province, South Africa, opposite Musina and is a port of entry and a customs and immigration post. The town, founded in 1929, was for many years the terminus of the railway from Pretoria, until a rail connection to Rutenga was built in 1974. It is a trading centre for cattle and irrigated crops (potatoes, melons, and tomatoes). Pop. (2002 prelim.) 22,387.

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