Bloukrans Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Bloukrans Bridge
Carries: National Route 2
Crosses:Bloukrans River
Locale:Nature's Valley, Western Cape
Design:Arch bridge
Mainspan:272m[1]
Length:451m
Height:216m
Cost:R25 million[2]
Open:10 June 1983[3]
Coordinates:-33.9673°N 23.6452°W

The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. Constructed by Concor between February 1980 and June 1983, the bridge stands at a height of 216m above the Bloukrans River.[4] Its central span is 272m and the bridge is 451m in length in total. Its primary use is that of a road bridge, carrying national route N2.

Bloukrans Bridge is the site of the world's highest commercial bridge bungee jumping, Bloukrans Bridge Bungy, operated by Face Adrenalin since 1997.[5] The Bloukrans River below forms the border between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces and is located in the Tsitsikamma region of the Garden Route.

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  1. Book: Abdunur, C. Arch 01. troisieme conference internationale sur les ponts en arc. 2001. 35. Bloukrans Bridge – Le pond de Bloukrans. 2-85978-347-4.
  2. Web site: Murray & Roberts - Project Portfolio Project Sheet . 2012-01-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214045727/http://www.murrob.com/projects_detail.asp?project=16 . 2011-12-14 .
  3. Web site: Project Portfolio – Bloukrans Bridge. Murray & Roberts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111214045727/http://www.murrob.com/projects_detail.asp?project=16. 2011-12-14.
  4. Isaac. P.M.. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BLOUKRANS BRIDGE. Proceedings of Bridge Engineering 2 Conference 2008. 16 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809171931/http://people.bath.ac.uk/pi202/Files/Isaac%20Paper%2003.pdf. 9 August 2014.
  5. http://www.mydestination.com/gardenroute/things-to-do/110216/bungee-jumping-at-the-bloukrans-bridge My Destination Website