Hawkesworth Bridge
Hawkesworth Bridge is a one lane suspension bridge in San Ignacio, Belize. Built in 1949 and imported from Middlesbrough, England, it crosses the Macal River linking San Ignacio to its sister-town Santa Elena.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DavidLey, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Belize
- Also known as: “Hawksworth Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norman Broaster Stadium and St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.
Norman Broaster Stadium
Stadium
Norman Broaster Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Verdes FC in the Premier League of Belize of the Football Federation of Belize. Norman Broaster Stadium is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Hawkesworth Bridge.
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
Church
Founded in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is an active Anglican congregation located on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, Belize. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Hawkesworth Bridge.
Cahal Pech
Photo: Aquaimages, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cahal Pech is a Maya site located near the town of San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize. The site was a palatial, hilltop home for an elite Maya family, and though the most major construction dates to the Classic period, evidence of continuous… Cahal Pech is situated 1 mile southwest of Hawkesworth Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Ignacio and Branch Mouth.
San Ignacio
San Ignacio is a small town in the Cayo region of Belize, with around 25,000 citizens. San Ignacio, or Cayo as it is called, is on the Macal river, and makes a good and affordable base for exploration of the stunning regions around it, with plenty of day trips to be taken and several decent tour guides willing to take you.
Branch Mouth
Locality
Branch Mouth is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize. It is situated north of San Ignacio and named for its placement near the confluence of the Macal and Mopan Rivers where the Belize River is formed. Branch Mouth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hawkesworth Bridge.
Cristo Rey
Village
Cristo Rey is a village in the Cayo District of central interior Belize, situated on the east bank of the Macal River. The village is in an agricultural region with the most frequent crops being citrus and banana. Cristo Rey is situated 2 miles southeast of Hawkesworth Bridge.
Hawkesworth Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cayo, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.15685° or 17° 9′ 25″ northLongitude
-89.06833° or 89° 4′ 6″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
769G5W4J+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 794931906OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Hawkesworth Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hawkesworth Bridge”
- Spanish: “puente Hawksworth”
- Spanish: “Puente Hawksworth”
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