Bridge to Nowhere
The Bridge to Nowhere is a concrete road bridge spanning the Mangapurua Stream in Whanganui National Park, North Island, New Zealand. It has no roads leading to it, but it is a popular tourist attraction, accessible by mountain bike or tramping on a variety of different tracks, or by boat or kayak, followed by a 45-minute walk along maintained bush trails.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Whanganui National Park, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Mangapurua Bridge” and “Mangapurua Bridge ‘Bridge to Nowhere’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whanganui National Park.
Whanganui National Park
The Whanganui National Park is a national park located in the North Island of New Zealand. Established in 1986, it covers an area of 742 km2 bordering the Whanganui River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parinui.
Parinui
Locality
Parinui is a small Māori community in New Zealand, based around the Mangatiti Stream on the middle reaches of the Whanganui River. The area, including the neighbouring settlement of Tieke Kāinga, is popular with tourists. Parinui is situated 6 km south of Bridge to Nowhere.
Bridge to Nowhere
- Categories: footbridge, road bridge, reinforced concrete bridge, arch bridge, and transportation
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.27105° or 39° 16′ 16″ south
Longitude
174.97239° or 174° 58′ 21″ east
Elevation
116 metres (381 feet)
Open location code
4VGPPXHC+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Bridge to Nowhere” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bridge to Nowhere”
- Dutch: “Mangapurua Bridge ‘Bridge to Nowhere’”
- French: “Bridge to nowhere”
- French: “Bridge to Nowhere”
- French: “Bridge To Nowhere”
- German: “Bridge to Nowhere”
- German: “Bridge To Nowhere”
- German: “Brücke nach Nirgendwo”
- Japanese: “ブリッジ・トゥ・ノーウェア”
- Japanese: “ブリッジ・トゥー・ノウウェア (ニュージーランド)”
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