Food & drink
2 records- High TeaRestaurant · 50 m
- Four & Twenty Cafe & PantryRestaurant · 350 m
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- High TeaRestaurant · 50 m
- Four & Twenty Cafe & PantryRestaurant · 350 m
Bower Road at a glance
- 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 mDistances 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.
Shops & services
2 records- In-Fine_ArtFrame · 310 m
- Soma StudioBeauty · 310 m
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- In-Fine_ArtFrame · 310 m
- Soma StudioBeauty · 310 m
Health services
1 record- Victoria HospitalHospital · 270 m
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- Victoria HospitalHospital · 270 m
Education
2 records- Positive Behaviour Intervention and Resource CentreSchool · 220 m
- Norman Henshilwood High SchoolSchool · 350 m
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- Positive Behaviour Intervention and Resource CentreSchool · 220 m
- Norman Henshilwood High SchoolSchool · 350 m
Parks & green spaces
2 records- Old Village Towne SquarePark · 280 m
- Wicklow Road ParkPark · 480 m
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- Old Village Towne SquarePark · 280 m
- Wicklow Road ParkPark · 480 m
Transport nearby
Along this mapped section · within 1 km1 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 · 860 m · member 1
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 station · 860 m
- WittebomeVehicle stopping position · 860 m
- WittebomeVehicle stopping position · 860 m
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- WittebomeRailway station · 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 position · 860 m
- WittebomeVehicle stopping position · 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
- OSM locality polygon overlaps
- 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.
- Suburb / locality
- WynbergPredominant mapped locality polygon.
- Nearest OSM place label
- Deurdrif · 986 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area.
- 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
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
- Segment 15806518-cde8-5696-9197-d17ee57b12f4 · OSM way 17102750
highway- tertiary
name- Bower Road
- Segment 8b98efdd-d57e-5d0a-894b-65712343a4a3 · OSM way 17102751
highway- tertiary
name- Bower Road
oneway- yes
- Segment 446d14c5-8d8e-51f5-9637-2d7a45c6430f · OSM way 702956418
highway- tertiary
name- Bower Road
oneway- yes
- Segment 0d2bc861-3e32-5103-8487-8dd1591f6879 · OSM way 746716698
highway- tertiary
name- Bower Road
Connections
2 street names in this directoryMapped topology
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.
Documented connections
No documented connections have been added from official sources.
Nearby streets
Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.
The road profile
- Mapped road classification
- Tertiary road100% of represented geometry
This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.
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highwayhighway=tertiary· 4 segments · 518 m · ways 17102750, 17102751, 702956418, 746716698
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%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Road surface
- Asphalt100% of represented geometry
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surfacesurface=asphalt· 4 segments · 518 m · ways 17102750, 17102751, 702956418, 746716698
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.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
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 recorded26% of represented geometry
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.
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onewayoneway=yes· 2 segments · 135 m · ways 17102751, 702956418
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%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
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 recorded74% of represented geometry
Mapped value — not live traffic guidance
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maxspeedmaxspeed=60· 2 segments · 384 m · ways 17102750, 746716698
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%).
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
- Pavements
- Unknown
No sidewalk tag recorded
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sidewalkNo 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.
Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27
Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.
Mapped area overlaps
Questions about this street
Where is Bower Road?
The mapped section is in Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
What is the closest mapped public transport to Bower Road?
Wittebome is approximately 860 m in a straight line from the nearest part of the mapped street. This is a source record within the 1 km search radius, not a walking route or confirmation of operating services.
What is the postcode of Bower Road?
A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.
What roads connect with Bower Road?
Mapped topology: Alphen Hill Road, Constantia Main Road.
Where are nearby distances measured from?
Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.