Nelson Mandela Bridge

Nelson Mandela Bridge
Nelson Mandela Bridge
Coordinates	26°11′48″S 28°02′03″E / 26.1967°S 28.0342°ECoordinates: 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
Website	www.nelsonmandelabridge.com
Characteristics
Design	Dissing+Weitling
Total length	284m
Height	27m
Longest span	176m
History
Opened	2003

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was completed in 2003. The reason why the bridge was built was to connect two important business areas of Braamfontein and Newton. It was named after President of South Africa Nelson Mandela.

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v t e Nelson Mandela
18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013 President of South Africa (1994–1999) President of the African National Congress (1991-1997)
Life	Rivonia Trial Apartheid Awards and honours Death and state funeral
Politics	South African general election, 1994 Presidency Umkhonto we Sizwe
Books	Long Walk to Freedom Mandela: The Authorised Biography
Family	Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa Evelyn Ntoko Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Graça Machel
Movies	Mandela and de Klerk (1997) Goodbye Bafana (2007) Invictus (2009) Winnie Mandela (2011) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Honors	Honors for Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Park Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Nelson Mandela Square Nelson Mandela Bridge Nelson Mandela International Airport
Places	Robben Island Mvezo Mthatha
People	F. W. de Klerk Bill Clinton Walter Sisulu Ismail Ayob

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