Street atlas

Bower Road, Cape Town

Mapped section in Cape Town, Western Cape. Nearest mapped place in the City of Cape Town OSM area: Deurdrif, 986 m from the selected point.

Mapped length
518 m
Connected street names in this directory
2

Street map

Bower Road
Outline of Bower Road, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑

Bower Road at a glance

For Bower Road in Cape Town, the road lines shown here total 518 m. This section connects to 2 street names in this directory.

Within 500 m of these lines, the snapshot contains 9 named place records, including 2 in education and 2 in food & drink.

Place records along this section
9 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Closest passenger transport point
860 mWittebome · straight line from the nearest part of the section
Mapped hospital nearby
270 mVictoria Hospital
Mapped park nearby
280 mOld Village Towne Square

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.

Food & drink

2 records
  • High TeaRestaurant
    50 m
  • Four & Twenty Cafe & PantryRestaurant
    350 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
  • High TeaRestaurantosm:node:2815941459 · object edited 2014-04-25 · -34.01440, 18.46124
    50 m
  • Four & Twenty Cafe & PantryRestaurantosm:node:6653147839 · object edited 2022-05-19 · -34.00683, 18.46327
    350 m

Shops & services

2 records
  • In-Fine_ArtFrame
    310 m
  • Soma StudioBeauty
    310 m
Show all 2 shops & services records
  • In-Fine_ArtFrameosm:way:708046363 · object edited 2019-07-27 · -34.00721, 18.46303
    310 m
  • Soma StudioBeautyosm:node:6653147822 · object edited 2019-07-27 · -34.00718, 18.46299
    310 m

Health services

1 record
  • Victoria HospitalHospital
    270 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • Victoria HospitalHospitalosm:way:272205252 · object edited 2025-08-27 · -34.01218, 18.45862
    270 m

Education

2 records
  • Positive Behaviour Intervention and Resource CentreSchool
    220 m
  • Norman Henshilwood High SchoolSchool
    350 m
Show all 2 education records
  • Positive Behaviour Intervention and Resource CentreSchoolosm:node:13081609745 · object edited 2025-08-19 · -34.00996, 18.46417
    220 m
  • Norman Henshilwood High SchoolSchoolosm:way:32611383 · object edited 2020-01-14 · -34.01527, 18.45793
    350 m

Parks & green spaces

2 records
  • Old Village Towne SquarePark
    280 m
  • Wicklow Road ParkPark
    480 m
Show all 2 parks & green spaces records
  • Old Village Towne SquareParkosm:way:708046362 · object edited 2019-07-27 · -34.00742, 18.46299
    280 m
  • Wicklow Road ParkParkosm:way:277036347 · object edited 2014-04-25 · -34.01830, 18.46239
    480 m

Transport nearby

Along this mapped section · within 1 km

1 passenger transport record. Mapped access points and facilities, not a count of unique stops, routes or service frequency.

Wittebome

Passenger records grouped by a source stop-area relation.

  • WittebomeRailway station · member 1
    860 m
Source grouping details

osm:relation:9858125. Members remain separate records; this grouping does not confirm routes or service operation.

2 source members are outside this named-point list.

  • WittebomeRailway stationosm:node:26114260 · object edited 2024-05-10 · role: station · -34.01398, 18.47077
    860 m
  • WittebomeVehicle stopping positionosm:node:7388510314 · object edited 2020-04-14 · role: stop · -34.01398, 18.47074
    860 m
  • WittebomeVehicle stopping positionosm:node:614988252 · object edited 2020-04-14 · role: stop · -34.01397, 18.47079
    860 m
Show all 1 passenger transport record
  • WittebomeRailway stationosm:node:26114260 · object edited 2024-05-10 · -34.01398, 18.47077
    860 m
Source detail: 2 vehicle-position or technical records

Vehicle stopping positions describe where a vehicle stops, not necessarily where a passenger waits. The snapshot contains 3 transport objects in total; separate objects may belong to the same facility.

  • WittebomeVehicle stopping positionosm:node:7388510314 · object edited 2020-04-14 · -34.01398, 18.47074
    860 m
  • WittebomeVehicle stopping positionosm:node:614988252 · object edited 2020-04-14 · -34.01397, 18.47079
    860 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
518 mLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Cape Townpilot area
Province
Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
Locality
Wynberg (519 m, 100%)Length of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point
-34.012351, 18.461526Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Nearest mapped place
Deurdrif · 986 mNamed OSM place point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area nearest to the representative point; proximity does not establish suburb membership.
Section scope
Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details

Confirmed connections

2 street names in this directory

Connected sections in this directory share source nodes at compatible levels. Junctions with streets outside this directory are not listed. Names appear once here; nearby sections are listed separately below.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Tertiary road on all mapped lines

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

Tag details and coverage
  • highway
    • highway=tertiary · 4 segments · 518 m

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 519 m of 519 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt on all mapped lines
Tag details and coverage
  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 4 segments · 518 m

    Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 519 m of 519 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 4 of 4 mapped segments.

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 26% of the mapped length; 74% not recorded

Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.

Tag details and coverage
  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 2 segments · 135 m

    Recorded on 2 of 4 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 135 m of 519 m (26.0%). Unknown: 384 m (74.0%).

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h on 74% of the mapped length; 26% not recorded

Speed-limit data is missing for 2 of 4 segments.

Tag details and coverage
  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 2 segments · 384 m

    Recorded on 2 of 4 mapped segments; 2 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 384 m of 519 m (74.0%). Unknown: 135 m (26.0%).

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Unknown
Tag details and coverage
  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 4 mapped segments; 4 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 519 m (0.0%). Unknown: 519 m (100.0%).

Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Other documented areas

Questions about this street

Is Bower Road a one-way street?

This map data does not establish a single traffic direction for the Bower Road section shown in Cape Town. Recorded tags: One-way tag on 26% of the mapped length; 74% not recorded. Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way. Check road signs on site before driving.

Does the map show the whole of Bower Road?

It shows the mapped section in this directory: 518 m of road lines in Cape Town. The street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed. Line length is not a surveyed street length.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

The lists on this page measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped section: places within 500 m and passenger transport within 1 km. Two listed places can therefore be near opposite ends. The interactive map instead counts records around one selected point on the street, including transport, so its totals differ. None of these are walking distances.

Why can one stop appear as several records?

OpenStreetMap can record a waiting platform, a station and the position where a vehicle stops as separate objects. This page lists passenger records once and keeps vehicle positions in the technical details. The records do not confirm routes, timetables or that a service operates.

Author, data sources & methodology

Edited by Yoel Castaño Peón for Callejear South Africa. Methodology · Sources & licences.

Map and geographic data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Extracts provided by Geofabrik.

Data snapshot: September 2026. Snapshot details.

Name, outline & road tags
Recorded in OpenStreetMapSource records, not an on-site survey by Callejear.
Length, proximity & localities
CalculatedMeasurements and spatial relationships from the source geometry.
Street identity
Source-supportedSegments grouped by name, city, shared nodes and compatible level.
Municipal corroboration
Not verifiedNot cross-checked against municipal street data.
Page text
Template-generatedAssembled by templates from source records and automated checks; individual human review of this page is pending.
Coverage notes
  • This outline describes recorded map geometry, not current access, safety or navigation conditions.
  • Missing places and connections may be absent from this selected sample. No completeness is claimed.