Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge during construction in 1925
The Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge in the Falkland Islands is said to be the southernmost suspension bridge 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.
It connected Lafonia with the bulk of East Falkland but was closed in 1997.[1]
References
External links
- Details at Falklands Philatelic Bureau
- Bodie Creek (with pictures)
- Entry at Bridgemeister.com
- How and why the Bodie Creek Bridge was built (illustrated)
Coordinates: 51°51′14″S 59°01′04″W / 51.853912°S 59.017825°W
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