Bloukrans Bridge

{{short description|Bridge on the N2 highway in South Africa}}

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|bridge_name=Bloukrans Bridge

|image=Bloukrans Bridge-001.jpg

|caption=Bloukrans Bridge from the north

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|carries= 23px National Route 2

|crosses=Bloukrans River

|locale=Nature's Valley, Western Cape

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|design=Arch bridge

|mainspan=272m{{cite book|last=Abdunur|first=C|title=Arch 01. troisieme conference internationale sur les ponts en arc|year=2001|page=35|chapter=Bloukrans Bridge – Le pond de Bloukrans|isbn=2-85978-347-4}}

|length=451m

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|height=216m

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|cost= R25 million{{cite web|url=https://www.murrob.com/publications/robust_sep2010/historic.asp |title=Murray & Roberts - Project Portfolio Project Sheet |accessdate=2012-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214045727/http://www.murrob.com/projects_detail.asp?project=16 |archivedate=2011-12-14 }}

|open=10 June 1983{{cite web|title=Project Portfolio – Bloukrans Bridge|url=http://www.murrob.com/projects_detail.asp?project=16|publisher=Murray & Roberts|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214045727/http://www.murrob.com/projects_detail.asp?project=16|archivedate=2011-12-14}}

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File:Bloukrans Bridge Bungee Operations-001.jpg

The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. Designed by Liebenberg and Stander (Bergstan SA) and constructed by Concor between February 1980 and June 1983, the bridge stands at a height of 216m above the Bloukrans River.{{cite journal|last=Isaac|first=P.M.|title=A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BLOUKRANS BRIDGE|journal=Proceedings of Bridge Engineering 2 Conference 2008|date=16 April 2008|url=https://people.bath.ac.uk/jjo20/conference2/2008/ISAAC%20PAPER%2003.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809171931/http://people.bath.ac.uk/pi202/Files/Isaac%20Paper%2003.pdf|archivedate=9 August 2014}} 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.[http://www.mydestination.com/gardenroute/things-to-do/110216/bungee-jumping-at-the-bloukrans-bridge My Destination Website], retrieved 26 April 2012 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.