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Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
Coordinates51°51′14″S 59°01′03″W / 51.8538°S 59.0175°W / -51.8538; -59.0175
CarriesSheep and other pedestrians
CrossesBodie Creek
LocaleLafonia
Websitebodiecreekbridge.com
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
MaterialSteel frame and cables; wood deck
Pier constructionStone
Total length400 feet (120 m)
Width8 feet (2.4 m)
No. of spans1
History
Engineering design byCharles P. Peters
Constructed byFalkland Islands Company
Fabrication byDavid Rowell & Co. (London, England)
Construction startOctober 1924 (1924-10)
Construction endJuly 1925 (1925-07)
OpenedOctober 1925; 98 years ago (1925-10)
ClosedMarch 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03)
Location
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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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