MANDELA BRIDGE

Type: Asymmetrical, dual pylon, cable-stayed
Length: 284m
Main span: 176m
Pylon height: 43m (north), 27m (south) above deck
Completed: 2003
EMPOWER BUSINESS - Rejuvenating a city

Paris has its Eiffel Tower, New York its Statue of Liberty, and Johannesburg has the Nelson Mandela Bridge, named after the man who led South Africa across the apartheid divide.

Two years and R38 million in the making, this spectacular asymmetrical bridge is the centerpiece of a R300 million inner city renewal project. A new landmark for South Africa, the Nelson Mandela Bridge holds out the promise of a rejuvenated Johannesburg – empowering it to once again be a hub of South African commercial life.