The bridge swings over the link between the Alfred Basin and the Victoria Basin in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The original bridge was designed and constructed in 1997 and connected the two sides of the V&A Waterfront for 22 years. It was replaced in 2019 with the current structure which is twice as wide at 4 m to allow more pedestrian traffic. It is 42 m long.

2019 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: Marcel Pott)

2019 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge Plaque (photo: Marcel Pott)

2019 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: Marcel Pott)

2019 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: Marcel Pott)

2019 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: Marcel Pott)

1997 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

1997 V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge Plaque (photo: QVRP, Creative Commons license)

Coordinates:

• Decimal degrees: -33.906161 (Latitude) 18.421828 (Longitude)
• Degrees, Minutes & Seconds: S33 54 22 (Latitude) E18 25 18 (Longitude)
• GPS: S 33 54.370 (Latitude) E 18 25.310 (Longitude)
• UTM: 34S 261619 (X) 6245256 (Y)

... also in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Sources:

• Arnoldi, M. 2019. City of Cape Town replaces old swing bridge at V&A Waterfront. Engineering News. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/city-of-cape-town-replaces-old-swing-bridge-at-va-waterfront-2019-05-25/rep_id:4136 (accessed 22 August 2019).
• Láscar, J. 2007. Swing bridge (I) in operation - V&A Waterfront. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/4609765873/ (accessed 16 January 2013).
• Pace, A. 2019. New swing bridge for V&A Waterfront. cape{town}etc. https://www.capetownetc.com/news/new-swing-bridge-for-va-waterfront/ (accessed 22 August 2019).
• QVRP. 2012. V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge, V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge Plaque. QVRP.