Denham Suspension Bridge

The Denham Suspension Bridge, also known as the Garraway Stream Bridge is a railway bridge in Guyana linking Mahdia to Bartica. This suspension bridge was constructed over the Potaro River in an area known as Garraway Stream by a Scottish civil engineer and general contractor, John Aldi, in November, 1933.^[1]

The namesake for the bridge was the Governor of British Guiana (1930–1935), Sir Edward Brandis Denham (1876–1938).

See also

• List of bridges in Guyana

References

1. ↑ Allicock, Dmitri. "The 1933 Denham Suspension Bridge into Guyana’s Hinterland". Guyanese Online web site. Guyanese Online. Retrieved 2012-09-26. In November 1933 a bridge was constructed over the Garraway Stream, linking Mahdia to Bartica by trail. This cable suspension bridge was named “Denham Bridge” after the then Colonial Governor Sir Edward Denham. The Denham Suspension Bridge, which is also called the Garraway Stream Bridge, served as a vital access to the early Gold and Diamond fields of Guyana. 

Coordinates: 5°22′24″N 59°07′51″W / 5.3732°N 59.1308°W / 5.3732; -59.1308

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