Arapuni Suspension Bridge | |
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 Arapuni Suspension Bridge, with the photo taken from the true right of the Waikato River | |
| Coordinates | 38°04′14″S 175°38′40″E / 38.0706°S 175.6445°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians and cyclists |
| Crosses | Waikato River |
| Locale | South Waikato District |
| Heritage status | – Category II NZHPT – Category II |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Steel cables Steel lattice tower Timber deck |
| Total length | 152.4 m |
| Width | 1.57 m (between handrails) |
| No. of spans | One |
| Piers in water | Nil |
| Clearance below | 54 m |
| History | |
| Designer | David Rowell & Co. |
| Constructed by | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Construction start | May 1925 |
| Construction end | 1926 |
| Designated | 21 April 1994 |
| Reference no. | 4168 |
| Location | |
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The Arapuni Suspension Bridge is located just downstream from the Arapuni Power Station on the Waikato River in the South Waikato District of New Zealand. The 152-metre (499 ft) suspension bridge in the bush-lined gorge was built in the mid-1920s to allow workers from the village of Arapuni to access the power station construction site.