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Clifden Suspension Bridge

Clifden, Southland

1899 wooden suspension bridge across the Waiau River.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
30 min

A long, creaky timber suspension bridge that you can walk across, set in quiet farmland. In summer a food caravan sometimes parks at the bridge.

Good to know

  • Picnic by the river
  • Bridge is for walkers
Getting there
Gravel car park off SH99
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

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