Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
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The Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge in the Falkland Islands is one of the southernmost suspension bridges in the world. It was built in 1925, from a kit fabricated in England by David Rowell & Co., in order to shorten the distance sheep needed to be driven from southern Lafonia to the shearing sheds in Goose Green.
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Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51.8538°S 59.0175°W / -51.8538; -59.0175 |
Carries | Sheep and other pedestrians |
Crosses | Bodie Creek |
Locale | Lafonia |
Website | bodiecreekbridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension |
Material | Steel frame and cables; wood deck |
Pier construction | Stone |
Total length | 400 feet (120 m) |
Width | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
History | |
Engineering design by | Charles P. Peters |
Constructed by | Falkland Islands Company |
Fabrication by | David Rowell & Co. (London, England) |
Construction start | October 1924 (1924-10) |
Construction end | July 1925 (1925-07) |
Opened | October 1925; 98 years ago (1925-10) |
Closed | March 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03) |
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