Swakop Bridge
Coordinates: 22 ° 41 ′ 18 ″ S , 14 ° 31 ′ 45 ″ E
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| use | Road traffic ( national road B2 ) | |
| Crossing of | Swakop | |
| place | Swakopmund , Namibia | |
| construction | Girder bridge of reinforced concrete | |
| overall length | 587 | |
| start of building | 1967 | |
| opening | 1969 | |
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The Swakop Bridge is a road bridge built between 1967 and 1969 over the Swakop near Swakopmund in Namibia . The bridge is a made of concrete manufactured girder bridge with a maximum span of 75 meters and a total length of 587 meters.
The Swakop Bridge connects Swakopmund on the northern side of the river with Langstrand , Dolfynstrand and Walvis Bay on the southern side; it is only around 500 meters from the river mouth in the South Atlantic .
To the west of the current road bridge, the Swakop Railway Bridge was another bridge until 1934, of which only cement foundations have survived. It was built between 1928 and 1931.
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Former railway bridge
Aerial view (2017) of the road bridge, in the foreground the pillars of the former railway bridge
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Individual evidence
- ^ Swakop River Bridge. structurae. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ Swakop Railroad Bridge. structurae. Retrieved November 18, 2017.