Waiho Bridge

 


At the entry to the Franz Josef glacier park is this bridge and river named the Waiho Bailey Bridge which was first built in 1990. It has been raised and extended 3 times so far due to the increase in sediment of the river bed.  This river quite often has a high flood risk and the bridge has been rebuilt a few times over the years. On the way we were here it was a peaceful Autumn sunny day.

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Comments

magiceye said…
Nature keeps everyone on their toes!
Fun60 said…
Do you have problems with the glacier melting?
roentare said…
I am in Christchurch. The heavy rain since my arrival is flooding the city river banks
s.c said…
Rebuilding a bridge by misjudgment doesn't happen very often anyway but we'll just chalk it up to climate change.
Tom said…
...the river looks like it can change quickly.
Iris Flavia said…
A strange sight!
Tigger's Mum said…
Love your new header. That bridge is probably a vital link but leads a precarious existence. There was a genuine old wartime bailey bridge somewhere on The Coast in my youth (1960s i guess)
So many places I would like to go to around the world