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. [1] It was completed in 2003, and cost R38 million [2] to build. [3] [4] [unreliable source?

The Nelson Mandela Bridge, which cost R38 million, is the largest cable-stayed bridge in southern Africa. The vast quantities of construction materials that went into its creation underpin what a feat of engineering it is.

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status, with an impressive 295 metre span that is lit up in all the colours of the rainbow at night.

The Nelson Mandela Bridge in the heart of Johannesburg links Newtown and Braamfontein; joining old and new sites of history, culture, art and entertainment in a fitting tribute to the national icon.

The largest cable-stayed bridge in South Africa, the 284 metre long Nelson Mandela Bridge, starts virtually at the end of Jan Smuts Avenue and links Constitutional Hill precinct in Braamfontein to the Cultural precinct in Newtown, in the heart of the city's inner city renewal project.

Who else to name it after but Nelson Mandela, the man who led South Africa across the apartheid divide? Two years and R38-million in the making, the spectacular Nelson Mandela Bridge has emerged as a new landmark in Gauteng, and holds out the promise of a rejuvenated Johannesburg inner city.

2014年7月15日 · Johannesburg’s award-winning Nelson Mandela Bridge presides as a blue-lit sentinel over the inner city, connecting the city’s older streets with newer areas. It is an iconic symbol of reconciliation and an architectural and engineering accomplishment.

The Nelson Mandela Bridge, in the heart of the Johannesburg CBD, connecting its Braamfontein and Newtown sections. Where it is? Just south of Smit Street | Map. What is it? It’s an symbol of South Africa’s new democracy, and a handy conduit from Joburg’s northern suburbs to the urban renewal experiment that is Newtown. Why would I ever go there?

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a landmark gateway into Newtown. The 295 metre long, cable-stayed bridge can accommodate over 3 000 vehicles per hour. In order to cater for the walking visitor, the bridge has pedestrian walkways and when lit, provides a spectacular new element to the Joburg skyline.

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