sandpipers, and kingfishers. Rail Bridge Attempts to build a bridge over the Kei river started in 1877 when building materials were shipped into East London from Britain by ox wagon and rail. Work on the bridge was interrupted multiple times due to conflicts in the area including the 9th Frontier War where Newey and his team were forced to retreat to the Royal Hotel in Komga as Gcaleka warriors began crossing the Kei for battle. A few British soldiers were killed by Xhosa warriors at Moordenaarskop (Murderers’ Hill), a hill close to the old bridge. From 1907 to 1917, a railway line was carried on a timber bridge downstream of the Great Kei. The timber bridge was destroyed after a flood and the railway line was relocated over to a new adjacent road bridge. The bridge was again dismantled in 1946 and re-erected again in 1947. It took two and a half years to complete the building of the bridge. At the end of the conflicts, the bridge was completed and is still in use by locals and farmers. The Great Kei Bridge is next to the Kei Bridge and is located in Amathole District Municipality. The Great Kei Bridge has a length of about 0.46 kilometers. Dams in the Great Kei basin Xonxa Dam in the White Kei River (Wit-Kei River). Wriggleswade Dam on the Kubusi River Bongolo Dam, in the Komani River, a tributary of the Klaas Smits River, itself a tributary of the Black Kei River Great Kei Pass The N2 road passes through Komga and Butterworth in an area is known as the Great Kei Pass or Kei Cuttings. It is a known for its high prevalence of accidents due to mist and wandering cattle. This section of the N2 passes across the Great Kei River. The Kei Cuttings lie inland from the Kei Mouth, Morgans Bay and Chintsa West. See also List of rivers of South Africa List of estuaries of South Africa References External links Mizimbuvu to Keiskamma WMA 12 Towns of historical interest in the 'kei http://www.dwa.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/state_of_rivers/ecape_04/Kei_summer.pdf https://municipalities.co.za/overview/1005/great-kei-local-municipality British military personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War Political history of South Africa Rivers of the Eastern Cape Internal borders of South Africa