The historic Daniel O’Connell suspension bridge (1880) crosses the Manuherikia River at Ophir. Central Otago, New Zealand. Taken by Nigel 22 Mar 2020. Click on photo to enlarge
From driving thousands of miles on our second trip I got the impression that New Zealand has more one-lane bridges than the rest of the world combined.
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Wow, very impressive construction to have lasted these 140 years. Are those still the original cables?
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Um.. I have no idea! Probably not eh? I have more photos and intend doing another post, was just culling a few earlier today actually 🙂
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Interesting, especially that it has survived so long. It looks a bit tricky for an outsider to navigate!
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What’s tricky is the approach when you’re coming *from* the other side.. I’ll post some pics in the near future 🙂
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From driving thousands of miles on our second trip I got the impression that New Zealand has more one-lane bridges than the rest of the world combined.
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I can well believe it!
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Hi Liz – Excellent! it’s wonderful to see this cool little bridge surviving so long, I love the masonry towers with the pointed caps.
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Thanks Robert! At some point I’ll post more pictures of the bridge, we both took photos.
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