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The beautiful Msikaba Bridge is scheduled to become the longest span crossing ever constructed on the African Continent with a tower to tower distance of 580 meters.  This will surpass the 520 meter span Matadi suspension bridge across the Congo River which opened in 1983 with a span of 520 meters.  The new cable stayed bridge will also become the second highest bridge in Africa with a deck 194 meters high.  This drop is exceeded only by the nearby Mtentu Bridge.  Both of these new bridges will dethrone the long standing height record of the Bloukrans arch bridge located in the adjacent Western Cape of South Africa.
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The beautiful Msikaba Bridge is scheduled to become the longest span crossing ever constructed on the African Continent with a tower to tower distance of 580 meters.  This will surpass the 520 meter span Matadi suspension bridge across the Congo River which opened in 1983 with a span of 520 meters.  The new cable stayed bridge will also become the second highest bridge in Africa with a deck 194 meters high.  This drop is exceeded only by the 223 meter high Mtentu Bridge also located on the new tollway.
  
 
The Msikaba and Mtentu Bridges are part of an improvement to the older N2 Wild Coast Toll Road that will be 85 kilometers shorter and 3 hours faster.  Designed by DISSING+WEITLING, the concrete structure will have a deck 22.8 meters wide with walkways on both edges.
 
The Msikaba and Mtentu Bridges are part of an improvement to the older N2 Wild Coast Toll Road that will be 85 kilometers shorter and 3 hours faster.  Designed by DISSING+WEITLING, the concrete structure will have a deck 22.8 meters wide with walkways on both edges.

Revision as of 06:59, 7 February 2017

Msikaba Bridge
Tahle, Eastern Cape, South Africa
636 feet high / 194 meters high
1,903 foot span / 580 meter span
2022


The beautiful Msikaba Bridge is scheduled to become the longest span crossing ever constructed on the African Continent with a tower to tower distance of 580 meters. This will surpass the 520 meter span Matadi suspension bridge across the Congo River which opened in 1983 with a span of 520 meters. The new cable stayed bridge will also become the second highest bridge in Africa with a deck 194 meters high. This drop is exceeded only by the 223 meter high Mtentu Bridge also located on the new tollway.

The Msikaba and Mtentu Bridges are part of an improvement to the older N2 Wild Coast Toll Road that will be 85 kilometers shorter and 3 hours faster. Designed by DISSING+WEITLING, the concrete structure will have a deck 22.8 meters wide with walkways on both edges.



Msikaba Bridge Elevation