Nelson Mandela Bridge

Nelson Mandela Bridge is a bridge in , 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.
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Photo: NJR ZA, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Market Theatre and MuseuMAfricA.

Theater building
Photo: Bobbyshabangu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , based in the downtown bohemian suburb of in , , was opened in 1976, operating as an independent, anti-racist theatre during the country's apartheid regime. is situated 550 metres south of Nelson Mandela Bridge.

Museum
Photo: Thomas.macmillan, CC BY 3.0.
Museum Africa or is a historical museum in , South Africa. is situated 650 metres southwest of Nelson Mandela Bridge.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the central railway station in the city of , , and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located between the and , in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers, and Noord Streets. is situated 1 km east of Nelson Mandela Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braamfontein and Ferreirasdorp.

Suburb
is a central suburb of , in , seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations.

Suburb
is an inner-city suburb of , located in Region F of the . First known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.

Suburb
Photo: Tyler Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of , . It is located in the capital city of Gauteng Province and in Region F of the .

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Latitude
-26.19671° or 26° 11′ 48″ south
Longitude
28.03415° or 28° 2′ 3″ east
Inception
2003
Height
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
5G5CR23M+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 763928228
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q10991765
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Nelson Mandela Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nelson Mandelabrug”
  • Arabic: “جسر نيلسون مانديلا”
  • Asturian: “Ponte Nelson Mandela”
  • Basque: “Nelson Mandela zubia”
  • Catalan: “Pont Nelson Mandela”
  • Chinese: “納爾遜·曼德拉大橋”
  • Dutch: “Nelson Mandelabrug (Johannesburg)”
  • Dutch: “Nelson Mandelabrug”
  • French: “Nelson Mandela Bridge”
  • Hindi: “नेल्सन मंडेला सेतु”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン・マンデラ橋”
  • Slovenian: “Most Nelsona Mandele”
  • Spanish: “puente Nelson Mandela”
  • Spanish: “Puente Nelson Mandela”
  • Tsonga: “Buloho ra Nelson Mandela”
  • Uzbek: “Nelson Mandela koʻprigi”
  • Zulu: “UmCabeko kaNelson Mandela”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Johannesburg Station and Queen Elizabeth Bridge Park.

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