Foreshore Freeway Bridge (Q24233841)

  • matcher place: City of Cape Town (relation 79604)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Bridges in South Africa, Bridges to nowhere, History of South Africa, Transport in Cape Town, Unfinished buildings and structures
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, also known as Cape Town's Unfinished Bridge, is an incomplete section of what was intended to be the Eastern Boulevard Highway in the city bowl of Cape Town, South Africa. Conceptualised and designed in the late 1960s, work began in the early 1970s with the freeway aimed at alleviating future traffic congestion in the city expected in the years to come. However, due to budget constraints in city expenditure at the time, the project never came to completion and has stood in its unfinished state since construction officially ended in 1977. While there has been much speculation in local press over the years regarding the freeway's eventual conclusion, the city council has yet to come to a decision regarding the matter. The structure has become somewhat of a tourist attraction over the years and is also a popular movie and fashion shoot location.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Die Foreshore Freeway Bridge ist ein Brückenbauwerk in der südafrikanischen Stadt Kapstadt. Der Bau der Brücke begann in den frühen 1970er Jahren, wurde jedoch 1977 abgebrochen und das Bauwerk bisher nicht vollendet.

Wikidata location: -33.9148, 18.4218 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Foreshore Freeway Bridge (OSM), 11 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Foreshore Freeway Bridge
lanes: 2
layer: 2
access: no
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vehicle: no
abandoned:highway: primary
wikidata: Q24233841

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way: Foreshore Freeway Bridge (OSM), 18 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Foreshore Freeway Bridge
lanes: 2
layer: 2
access: no
bridge: yes
vehicle: no
abandoned:highway: primary

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bridge (Q12280) bridge, seamark:type=bridge, man_made=bridge

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Bridges in South Africa building=bridge, bridge, man_made=bridge, type=bridge
Bridges to nowhere building=bridge, bridge, man_made=bridge, type=bridge