Entry no.11 - Gravenhurst & The Trueno River
There's some big infrastructure projects that I'm just about ready to present, but before that here's an extensive look at the Trueno river as it winds its way through Gravenhurst, a suburban area of the Middle East borough of Pretoria.
Gravenhurst highlighted in red:
Overview:
The opposite angle:
The idea with having white rocks on one side and not on the other is that the rock wall was constructed higher there for added protection since that's where the city is so not all the rocks get covered in algae or whatnot. Meanwhile the other side is more natural and lightly populated so the rock wall was not constructed as high, if at at. I also think changing the appearance makes it makes it look more interesting.
South end of the river:
Now for some, or rather a lot of close ups 
The west bank is somewhat flood prone as seen by how marshy the area is, but thankfully as mentioned the population is quite spares on that side:
North of Manitoba Island is the mouth of Taylor creek. This creek is is one of the many streams which outflow into the Trueno river. As with many(but not all) creeks in Pretoria it was built as the area was urbanized and turned into an underground river. Which is quite typical of what happens IRL in most major cities in NA.
The mouth Taylor creek where it emerges before joining the Trueno river:
Water flow is normally very low except during and after a rainfall. Unsurprisingly much like a nearby abandon rail tunnel in Lindin City, underground creeks like these are very popular with local urban explorers.
A typical view from inside the underground waterway:
As for the more populated east side of the river, it's well protected from flooding by the rockwall - more accurately called a riprap or revetment. The popular West Coast Trail is the gravel pathway seen running along the west bank of the river:
The trail continues down Jessica St. halfway through the town instead of directly along the waterfront. The property line of homes on Jessica st. goes right up to the riverbank here. The city had no interest in starting a prolonged and messy fight with the smug rich people living here 
in order to continue the path through their backyards. Home values are approx. 30% higher then similar homes on the other side of the street. All just for a having a property fronting the waterfront. The trail once again meets the riverbank at the end of Jessica St. where it then goes underneath the Rustaway bridge which carries GWR's Midland Sub(currently used):
The Midland sub. was the second railway to cross the Trueno river overall but the first to do so within Pretoria's current city limits. This rail corridor was GWR's primary north-south rail line through the region for almost 100 years - from the time it was constructed in 1858 until the completion of Vandenburg tunnel under Cisco Bay in 1956.
Bridge info:
Name - The Rustaway bridge
Type - Howe Truss
Built in - 1919-1920 (replaced a bridge built in 1858)
Design Life - unk
Railway - Midland Subdivision(GWR)
Total Length - 855ft (261m)
Longest Span - 262ft (80m)
Clearance - 102ft (31m)
Average daily traffic - 0 (disused)
Cost - unk
unnamed trestle on the other side of Manitoba island
Type - Wooden Trestle
Built in - 1858
Design Life - unk
Railway - Midland Subdivision(GWR)
Total Length - 427ft (130m)
Longest Span - n/a
Clearance - 106ft (32.5m)
Average daily traffic - 0 (disused)
Cost - unk
For the record here's a few shots of how the riverbed about a year ago before I started to have fun with mmp's:
Quite the transition yes?
And to close out this entry, a 360 degree view of Manitoba Island:
RE: Your Comments!
would of replied sooner but was a little delayed by Easter.
MilitantRadical
Thanks, lots more like that to come!
Mymyjp
Hey mymy, thanks for the comment. Btw is New Manshin on hiatus?(because of C:S) No updates in a while... 
SylvioJ
Thank you!
amazona
I was wondering if I made the pano's too big, glad to hear that's not the case.
Ultimate727
And the interchanges will only get bigger from here on out.
Kim Sunwoo
Awesome! They were my two favorite as well, that's why I had to put them first afterall. 
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