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Nelson Mandela Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 26°11′48″S 28°02′03″E / 26.1967°S 28.0342°E |
| Carries | Road and pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | Railway yard (42 lines) |
| Locale | Johannesburg |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Dissing+Weitling |
| Total length | 284m |
| Height | 27m |
| Longest span | 176m |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 |
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Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the fourth of five bridges which cross the railway lines and sidings located just west of Johannesburg Park Station, the first being the Johan Rissik Bridge adjacent to the station. It was completed in 2003, and cost R38 million[1] to build.[2][3][unreliable source?] The proposal for the bridge was to link up two main business areas of Braamfontein and Newtown as well as to rejuvenate and to a certain level modernise the inner city. The bridge forms part of the M27 Route of Johannesburg.
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