Foreshore Freeway Bridge, Unfinished road bridge in Cape Town, South Africa
The Foreshore Freeway Bridge consists of two elevated concrete sections that end abruptly in mid-air above the streets of Cape Town. Both ramps extend in opposite directions and together form an odd urban gap in the city's road network.
Construction on this highway bridge began in the 1960s but stopped in 1977 due to lack of funding from the municipal transport department. Since then, the two ramps have remained unconnected and stand as evidence of a never-completed infrastructure project from the apartheid era.
The name refers to the reclaimed harbor land where the structure was meant to reach. Its incomplete form now shapes the downtown skyline and belongs to the everyday view for residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Both ramps are clearly visible from street level and often serve as a landmark in central Cape Town. The area can be reached on foot from downtown or from the harbor district, though there is no access to the bridge itself.
A group of architecture students from the local university proposed plans to transform the ramps into a public park with a skateboarding area. The proposal drew attention beyond the region and showed how unused infrastructure could become urban meeting spaces.
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