Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°51′14″S 59°01′03″W / 51.8538°S 59.0175°W |
| 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 |
| Construction end | July 1925 |
| Opened | October 1925 |
| Closed | March 1997 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge | |
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.