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The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge
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located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape
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, South Africa
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. 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. 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.retrieved 26 April 2012 The Bloukrans River below forms the border between the
Eastern Cape
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and Western Cape
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provinces and is located in the Tsitsikamma region of the Garden Route.
See also
* List of arch bridges by length * List of highest bridges in the world * Bloukrans Bridge BungyReferences
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