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Infrastructure · Contemporary

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Dissing+Weitling · Johannesburg, South Africa · 2003

Key features284 m bridge with two pylons (42 m and 27 m), crossing 42 railway lines; lit in rainbow colours at night.

Architect
Dissing+Weitling
Place
Johannesburg, South Africa
Year
2003
Typology
Infrastructure
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Africa
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