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The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, also known as Cape Town's Unfinished Bridge, is an incomplete section of what was intended to be the Eastern Boulevard Highway in the city bowl of Cape Town, South Africa. Conceptualised and designed in the late 1960s, work began in the early 1970s with the freeway aimed at alleviating future traffic congestion in the city expected in the years to come. However, due to budget constraints in city expenditure at the time, the project never came to completion and has stood in its unfinished state since construction officially ended in 1977. While there has been much speculation in local press over the years regarding the freeway's eventual conclusion, the city council has yet to come to a decision regarding the matter. The structure has become somewhat of a touri

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  • Die Foreshore Freeway Bridge ist ein Brückenbauwerk in der südafrikanischen Stadt Kapstadt. Der Bau der Brücke begann in den frühen 1970er Jahren, wurde jedoch 1977 abgebrochen und das Bauwerk bisher nicht vollendet. (de)
  • The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, also known as Cape Town's Unfinished Bridge, is an incomplete section of what was intended to be the Eastern Boulevard Highway in the city bowl of Cape Town, South Africa. Conceptualised and designed in the late 1960s, work began in the early 1970s with the freeway aimed at alleviating future traffic congestion in the city expected in the years to come. However, due to budget constraints in city expenditure at the time, the project never came to completion and has stood in its unfinished state since construction officially ended in 1977. While there has been much speculation in local press over the years regarding the freeway's eventual conclusion, the city council has yet to come to a decision regarding the matter. The structure has become somewhat of a tourist attraction over the years and is also a popular movie and fashion shoot location. (en)
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  • Foreshore Freeway Bridge (en)
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  • The uncompleted Foreshore Freeway Bridge in Cape Town circa 2007 (en)
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  • Die Foreshore Freeway Bridge ist ein Brückenbauwerk in der südafrikanischen Stadt Kapstadt. Der Bau der Brücke begann in den frühen 1970er Jahren, wurde jedoch 1977 abgebrochen und das Bauwerk bisher nicht vollendet. (de)
  • The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, also known as Cape Town's Unfinished Bridge, is an incomplete section of what was intended to be the Eastern Boulevard Highway in the city bowl of Cape Town, South Africa. Conceptualised and designed in the late 1960s, work began in the early 1970s with the freeway aimed at alleviating future traffic congestion in the city expected in the years to come. However, due to budget constraints in city expenditure at the time, the project never came to completion and has stood in its unfinished state since construction officially ended in 1977. While there has been much speculation in local press over the years regarding the freeway's eventual conclusion, the city council has yet to come to a decision regarding the matter. The structure has become somewhat of a touri (en)
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  • Foreshore Freeway Bridge (de)
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