Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
The Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge spans the Kawarau River in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand. The bridge is mainly used for commercial purposes by the AJ Hackett Bungy Company for bungy jumping - the world's first commercial bungy jumping site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Steve & Jem Copley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gibbston and Lake Hayes Estate.
Gibbston
Hamlet
Gibbston is a community in the Wakatipu Basin in the Otago region of the South Island, New Zealand. Through the valley runs the Kawarau River which forms the Kawarau Gorge. Gibbston is situated 4½ km east of Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge.
Lake Hayes Estate
Suburb
Photo: Grapeman4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Hayes Estate is a town nearby to Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It is named after and situated near Lake Hayes; however, the lake is not visible from most parts of the estate. Lake Hayes Estate is situated 9 km west of Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge.
Arrowtown
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6.
Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: heritage bridge in New Zealand
- Categories: suspension bridge and transportation
- Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.00884° or 45° 0′ 32″ southLongitude
168.89981° or 168° 53′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4V6CXVRX+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 174711551OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6379691
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Japanese—“Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Puent penchau d’a foz d’o Kawarau”
- Basque: “Kawarau arroileko zubi esekia”
- Danish: “Kawarau Bridge”
- French: “pont suspendu de la gorge de Kawarau”
- French: “Pont suspendu de la gorge de Kawarau”
- Japanese: “カワラウ渓谷吊り橋”
- Japanese: “カワラウ渓谷吊橋”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kawarau Bridge Bungy and Kawarau Zipride.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge”. Photo: Steve & Jem Copley, CC BY-SA 2.0.