This is a list of all 195 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country New Zealand. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.
Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below.
Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
1842 | (suspension bridge) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | Waiwakaiho River | | | |
1862 | Gloucester Street | Christchurch, New Zealand | Avon River | | | |
1864 | Taieri River (West Taieri) | Outram, New Zealand | Taieri River | | | |
1867 | (suspension bridge) | Mataura, New Zealand | | | | |
1868 | Skippers Canyon | Maori Point vicinity, New Zealand | Shotover River - Skippers Canyon | | | |
1874 | (suspension bridge) | Bannockburn, New Zealand | Kawarau River | | | |
1875 | (suspension bridge) | Clyde, New Zealand | Clutha River | 45.190381 S 169.315298 E | | |
1876 | Brunner | Brunner, New Zealand | Grey River / Māwheranui | 42.433068 S 171.324420 E | | Images |
1876 | Nile River | Charleston, New Zealand | Nile (Waitakere) River | 41.899278 S 171.443694 E | | |
1878 | (suspension bridge) | New Zealand | Hawea River | | | |
1879 | Shaky (Manuherikia) | Alexandra, New Zealand | Manuherikia River | 45.253846 S 169.398651 E | | Images |
1880 | Daniel O'Connell | Ophir, New Zealand | Manuherikia River | 45.110783 S 169.590268 E | 65.5 | |
1880 | Kawarau Gorge | Kawarau Gorge, Central Otago, New Zealand | Kawarau River Gorge | 45.008882 S 168.899938 E | 91.44 | Images |
1881 | Clyde | Clyde, New Zealand | Clutha River | 45.190387 S 169.315977 E | | Images |
1882 | Alexandra | Alexandra, New Zealand | Clutha River | 45.258245 S 169.391270 E | 79.9 | Images |
1885 | Hope River Stock | Glynn Wye, North Canterbury, New Zealand | Hope River | 42.588804 S 172.510846 E | 75.3 | |
1885 | Sutton | Sutton vicinity and Middlemarch vicinity, New Zealand | Taieri River | 45.575599 S 170.131762 E | 44 | |
1887 | Roxburgh | Roxburgh, New Zealand | Clutha River | 45.542731 S 169.320220 E | | Images |
1893 | (suspension bridge) | Hamua, New Zealand | Makakahi River | | | |
1893 | Mandeville (Swing) | Kaiapoi, New Zealand | Kaiapoi River - Trousselot Park | 43.3811 S 172.65584 E | | Images |
1894 | Pokororo (Ngatimoti) | Ngatimoti and Woodstock, New Zealand | Motueka River | | 91.4 | |
1897 | (suspension bridge) | Tiroiti, New Zealand | Capburn River | | | |
1897 | (suspension bridge) | Utiku vicinity, New Zealand | Rangitikei River | | | |
1897 | Bertrand Road (Tikorangi) | Huirangi, New Zealand | Waitara River | 39.047353 S 174.255262 E | | |
1897 | Macandrew | Bannockburn, New Zealand | Kawarau River | | | Images |
1899 | Clifden | Clifden, Southland, New Zealand | Waiau River | 46.029752 S 167.715139 E | 111.5 | Images |
1900 | Mafeking (Revell's) | Raven Quay, New Zealand | Kaiapoi River | 43.377701 S 172.651679 E | | |
1901 | Skippers | Maori Point vicinity, New Zealand | Upper Shotover River - Skippers Canyon | 44.844355 S 168.686769 E | 96.3 | Images |
1902 | Salisbury's | Golden Bay, New Zealand | Aorere River | | 37.2 | |
1904 | (suspension bridge) | Mt. Bruce, New Zealand | Ruamahanga River | | | |
1904 | Pomeroy's (James's) | Bainham, Golden Bay, New Zealand | Aorere River | | | |
1905 | Mangarere Road | Mangaweka, New Zealand | Rangitikei River | | | |
1906 | Baton | Baton River valley vicinity, New Zealand | Motueka River | | 91.4 | |
1906 | Puketapu-Moteo (Puketapu Swing) | Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Tutaekuri River | | 129 | Images |
1907 | Douglas | Franz Josef Glacier vicinity, New Zealand | Waiho River | 43.418226 S 170.180737 E | | Images |
1909 | Melling | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River | | 91.4 | Images |
1911 | Kaiwarra | Ethelton vicinity, North Canterbury, New Zealand | Hurunui River | | 46.8 | |
1912 | Ireland's Road (Wilson Cutting Road) | Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand | | | 43.4 | |
1912 | Mangatewai Road (Boyle Road) | Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand | Mangatewai River | | 53.1 | |
1913 | Horseshoe Bend | Horseshoe Bend, Millers Flat vicinity, New Zealand | Clutha River | 45.722574 S 169.471335 E | | Images |
1913 | Peninsula | Ngatimoti, New Zealand | Motueka River | | 58.5 | |
1914 | (suspension bridge) | Mangaweka vicinity, New Zealand | Rangitikei River - 'Meeting of the Waters' | 39.754594 S 175.835543 E | | Images |
1914 | Mokai | Taoroa Junction, New Zealand | Rangitikei River | | 77 | |
1916 | Te Koura | Okahukura vicinity, New Zealand | Ongarue River | | | |
1917 | Maoribank (Whiteman's) | Maoribank, Upper Hutt, New Zealand | Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River | | | |
1918 | (footbridge) | Wakefield vicinity, New Zealand | Dove River | | | |
1918 | Opiki Toll (Akers Toll) | Rangitane, New Zealand | Manawatu River | 40.431841 S 175.468575 E | | |
1919 | Morgan's | Parinui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Mangapurua Stream - Bridge to Nowhere Walk | 39.270940 S 174.972349 E | | |
1920 | Lacy's | New Zealand | Retaruke River | | | |
1921 | Monowai | Monowai, New Zealand | Waiau River | | | |
1923 | (suspension bridge) | Karaka, New Zealand | Marokopa River | | | |
1923 | (suspension bridge) | Murchison vicinity, New Zealand | Buller River | | | |
1923 | Twin | Mangaweka vicinity, New Zealand | Kaiwhatau River | | | |
1924 | (suspension bridge) | Cattle Flat, West Wanaka, Wanaka vicinity, New Zealand | Matukituki River | 44.636005 S 168.992132 E | | |
1924 | (suspension bridge) | Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | | |
1924 | Mangaheia I | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | 41 | |
1924 | Mangaheia II | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | | |
1924 | Mangaheia III | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | | |
1924 | Mangaheia IV | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | | |
1924 | Mangaheia V | Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | Mangaheia River | | | |
1925 | Springvale | Taihape vicinity, New Zealand | Rangitikei River | 39.488097 S 176.033601 E | | |
1926 | (suspension bridge) | Arero, Tolaga Bay vicinity, New Zealand | | | | |
1926 | Arapuni | Arapuni Power Station, New Zealand | Waikato River | 38.070585 S 175.644480 E | | Images |
1926 | Bertrand Road | Huirangi, New Zealand | Waitara River | 39.047336 S 174.254549 E | 61 | |
1926 | Lower Hurunui | North Canterbury, New Zealand | Hurunui River | 42.907226 S 173.273596 E | | Images |
1927 | Limestone Ford | Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand | | | | |
1927 | Waiho Gorge | Franz Josef Glacier vicinity, New Zealand | Waiho River | 43.393202 S 170.180682 E | 91.44 | Images |
1929 | (suspension bridge) | Ngapakira, New Zealand | Ruakituri River | | | |
1929 | (suspension bridge) | Waimata Valley, Gisborne vicinity, New Zealand | Waimata River | | | |
1929 | Creighton's | Inangahua County, New Zealand | Maruia River | | | |
1929 | Fox River | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | Fox River | 43.487188 S 170.029302 E | 70 | |
1929 | Hinckesman's Access Road | Frasertown vicinity, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Mangapoike River | | | |
1930 | (footbridge) | Grey Valley, Slaty Creek vicinity, New Zealand | Big River | | | |
1930 | (suspension bridge) | Anderson's farm, New Zealand | Tangarakau River | | | |
1930 | (suspension bridge) | Te Araroa vicinity, New Zealand | Kopuapounamu River | | | |
1930 | (suspension bridge) | Whangaehu Valley, Kakatahi, New Zealand | Whangaehu River - Field's Track | 39.621392 S 175.422532 E | 53.5 | |
1931 | (suspension bridge) | Murchison District, New Zealand | Matiri River | | | |
1931 | (suspension bridge) | Wakarara, Tikokino vicinity, New Zealand | Waipawa River | | | |
1931 | Mata River | Makarika, Ruatoria vicinity, New Zealand | Mata River | | 151 | |
1932 | (suspension bridge) | Mangaohutu-Retaruke Road, New Zealand | Wanganui River | | | |
1932 | (suspension bridge) | Rakautangi-Kohara Road, Waimarino County, New Zealand | Rakautangi Stream | | | |
1932 | Horse | Milford Sound vicinity, New Zealand | Cleddau River | 44.703778 S 167.967861 E | 36.5 | |
1932 | Lacy's | Retaruke, New Zealand | Retaruke River | 39.108536 S 175.075048 E | 45.7 | |
1933 | (suspension bridge) | Carluke vicinity, New Zealand | Tunakino River | | | |
1933 | (suspension bridge) | Carluke vicinity, New Zealand | Tunakino River | | | |
1933 | (suspension bridge) | S.J. Butt's property, Marlborough, New Zealand | Rai River | | | |
1933 | (suspension bridge) | Totoro Road, New Zealand | Mokau River | | | |
1933 | Dalton's | New Zealand | Pelorus River | | | |
1933 | Rutland's | New Zealand | Pelorus River | | | |
1934 | (footbridge) | Grey Valley, New Zealand | Slaty Creek | | | |
1935 | (suspension bridge) | Hector vicinity, Stockton, West Coast, New Zealand | Ngakawau River - Mangatini Falls | 41.607568 S 171.912836 E | | |
1936 | (footbridge) | Gisborne vicinity, New Zealand | Waimata River | | | |
1936 | (footbridge) | Motumote, Southland, New Zealand | Waiau River | | | |
1936 | (footbridge) | Waikino, New Zealand | Ohinemuri River | | 42.1 | |
1936 | (suspension bridge) | Ohura vicinity, New Zealand | Waikaka Stream | | | |
1936 | Hinckesman's Access Road | Frasertown vicinity, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Mangapoike River | | | |
1936 | Smart's | Marlborough, New Zealand | Rai River | | | |
1937 | (footbridge) | Bruce property, New Zealand | Maruia River | | | |
1937 | (suspension bridge) | Waitaria Bay, Havelock vicinity, New Zealand | | | 18.3 | |
1937 | Hodder | Seddon vicinity, Marlborough, New Zealand | Hodder River | 41.884739 S 173.641185 E | 64 | |
1937 | Monymusk Farm | Leamington Valley, Cheviot vicinity, New Zealand | Leamington River | | | |
1937 | Redpath's | Waioeka Gorge, Opotiki vicinity, New Zealand | Waioeka River | | | |
1938 | Fox River | Fox Glacier valley, West Coast, New Zealand | Fox River | 43.477723 S 170.008270 E | 109.7 | Images |
1938 | Te Reinga | Wairoa vicinity, New Zealand | Wairoa River | | | |
1939 | (footbridge) | Dannevirke vicinity, New Zealand | Mangatoro Stream | | | |
1939 | (footbridge) | West Bank, New Zealand | Maruia River | | | |
1939 | Cook River | West Coast, New Zealand | Cook River | 43.498923 S 169.966063 E | 80.5 | Images |
1939 | Willowflat Road | Putere, New Zealand | Mohaka River | 39.004232 S 176.946771 E | | |
1940 | Karangarua River | West Coast, New Zealand | Karangarua River | 43.575031 S 169.805960 E | 130 | Images |
1940 | Tutoko | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Tutoko River - Fiordland National Park | 44.677972 S 167.963186 E | | Images |
1948 | Wolffs Road | West Eyreton, North Canterbury, New Zealand | Eyre River N. Branch | 43.336539 S 172.291641 E | 76 | |
1966 | Mangarere Road | Mangaweka vicinity, New Zealand | Rangitikei River | 39.82503 S 175.78428 E | 97.54 | Images |
1967 | (suspension bridge) | Bainham, Golden Bay, New Zealand | Aorere River | | | |
1986 | Te Rata (Berryman) | King Country, New Zealand | Retaruke River | 39.113030 S 175.096169 E | | |
2007 | Hackett Track | Aniseed Valley vicinity, New Zealand | Mt. Richmond Forest Park | | 53 | |
2007 | Waiohine Gorge | Carterton vicinity, Wairarapa District, New Zealand | Waiohine Gorge - Tararua Forest Park | 40.995437 S 175.388170 E | | Images |
2007 | Waiotauru | Otaki Forks, Otaki vicinity, New Zealand | Tararua Forest Park | | 62.5 | |
2011 | Maramataha | Waimiha, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand | Maramataha River | 38.656248 S 175.482722 E | 141 | |
2013 | Heaphy Track | West Coast, New Zealand | Heaphy River | 40.941348 S 172.148530 E | | |
2017 | Tarewa Swing | Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | Tukituki River | 39.975456 S 176.601383 E | | |
2021 | Kaitoke Park | New Zealand | Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River - Kaitoke Regional Park | 41.056522 S 175.192651 E | | |
2021 | Waitakere/Nile River | Charleston, New Zealand | Nile (Waitakere) River | 41.899278 S 171.443639 E | 55 | |
2022 | Birchville | Birchville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand | Clarks Creek | 41.094606 S 175.091801 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Brightwater vicinity, New Zealand | Wairoa River | 41.356351 S 173.116505 E | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Otukaikino Stream - Waimairi Walkway, The Groynes Recreation Reserve | 43.451467 S 172.606467 E | | Images |
| (footbridge) | East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand | Silver Stream | 45.877880 S 170.299059 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Fiordland National Park, New Zealand | Arthur River - Milford Track | 44.736950 S 167.804401 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Fiordland National Park, New Zealand | Milford Track, Giant Gate Falls | 44.706041 S 167.852262 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Fjordland National Park, Southland, New Zealand | Helena Falls | 45.471122 S 167.166154 E | 62 | |
| (footbridge) | Glade House vicinity and Lake Te Anau vicinity, New Zealand | Clinton River - Milford Track | 44.919363 S 167.930113 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Hector vicinity, Stockton, West Coast, New Zealand | Ngakawau River - Mangatini Falls | 41.607652 S 171.912838 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Karangahake viciinty, New Zealand | Waitawheta River - Crown Tramway Track | 37.427753 S 175.725183 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Karangahake, New Zealand | Ohinemuri River | 37.42323 S 175.721367 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Karangahake, New Zealand | Waitawheta River | 37.423776 S 175.722069 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Kinloch vicinity, New Zealand | Route Burn North Branch | 44.719738 S 168.234157 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Lake Tawarewa, New Zealand | Tawarewa River | 38.18288 S 176.5011 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Masterton, Wairarapa District, New Zealand | Waipoua River - Queen Elizabeth Park | 40.947982 S 175.669994 E | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Moumoukai vicinity, New Zealand | | 37.111535 S 175.121705 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Mount Aspiring, Otago, New Zealand | Matukituki River - East Matukituki Valley Track | 44.496310 S 168.785008 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Mount Aspiring, Otago, New Zealand | Matukituki River - Rob Roy Track | 44.505887 S 168.726758 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Muriwai, New Zealand | Goldie Bush Walkway | 36.847463 S 174.455739 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Rotorua, New Zealand | Redwoods – Whakarewarewa Forest | 38.156880 S 176.273001 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Skippers vicinity, New Zealand | Shotover River | 44.876467 S 168.679026 E | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Tauranga vicinity, New Zealand | | 37.732917 S 176.145983 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Waimana Gorge, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | Waimana Gorge | | | |
| (footbridge) | Wairoa Valley, New Zealand | Roding River | 41.407018 S 173.131424 E | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Waitakere, New Zealand | | 36.886752 S 174.519026 E | | |
| (footbridge) | Wellington, New Zealand | Zealandia Ecosanctuary | 41.297664 S 174.746791 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Fordell vicinity, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.899530 S 175.289451 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Jackson Bay, West Coast, New Zealand | Arawhata River | 44.045694 S 168.725604 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Kakatahi, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.743922 S 175.420662 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Mangamahu, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.815549 S 175.364045 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Mangamahu, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.835302 S 175.361470 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Mangamahu, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.760692 S 175.395413 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Nelson vicinity, New Zealand | Baton River area - Kahurangi National Park | | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Papanui Junction, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.715505 S 175.421249 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Papanui Junction, New Zealand | Whangaehu River | 39.679752 S 175.416591 E | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Wanganui-Pipiriki Road, New Zealand | Ruapirau Stream | | | |
| Birchville | Birchville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand | Clarks Creek | 41.094549 S 175.091704 E | | |
| Blue Pools | Makarora, New Zealand | Makarora River | 44.161928 S 169.269293 E | | |
| Butcher's Ford (Durrell's Ford, Hassall's Ford, Butchers) | Kaiapoi, New Zealand | Kaiapoi River | 43.382244 S 172.631183 E | | |
| C.B. Kidson | Appleby, New Zealand | Waimea River | 41.296995 S 173.138165 E | | |
| Callery | Franz Josef Glacier vicinity, New Zealand | | 43.400787 S 170.186270 E | | Images |
| Depot | Kaiwhakauka Falls vicinity, Retaruke, New Zealand | | 39.132533 S 175.074265 E | | |
| Edgar | Arrow Junction, New Zealand | Arrow River - Queenstown Trail - Arrow River Bridges Ride | 45.001332 S 168.873649 E | | |
| Falls River Swing | Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand | Falls River | 40.9287808 S 173.0486477 E | | Images |
| Forrests Ford | New Zealand | Kaiapoi River | | | |
| Hayes | Retaruke, King Country, New Zealand | Retaruke River | | | Images |
| Hayward | Hector vicinity, Stockton, West Coast, New Zealand | Charming Creek Walkway | 41.598457 S 171.923891 E | | |
| Hokitika Gorge | Hokitika Gorge, New Zealand | Hokitika River | 42.95543 S 171.01688 E | | |
| Hollyford Track | Milford Sound vicinity, Southland, New Zealand | Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka - Hollyford Track Trailhead | 44.692732 S 168.126448 E | | |
| Hooker Bluff | Aoraki Mount Cook Village vicinity, New Zealand | Hooker River - Hooker Valley Track | 43.705495 S 170.099967 E | | |
| Huka Falls | Taupō, Waikato, New Zealand | Waikato River | 38.649635 S 176.089391 E | | Images |
| Lake Monowai Road | Monowai and Blackmount, New Zealand | Waiau River | 45.794496 S 167.630901 E | | |
| Lake Pegasus | Pegasus, New Zealand | Lake Pegasus | 43.310571 S 172.696599 E | | Images |
| Lower Hooker | Aoraki Mount Cook Village vicinity, New Zealand | Hooker River - Hooker Valley Track | 43.715830 S 170.103086 E | | |
| Major Jones | Turangi vicinity, New Zealand | Tongariro River | 38.998972 S 175.813030 E | | Images |
| Makarora | Makarora, New Zealand | Makarora River | 44.161567 S 169.271767 E | | |
| Mangakino | Mangakino, New Zealand | Mangakino Stream | 38.392827 S 175.762316 E | | |
| Matukituki River | Cattle Flat, West Wanaka, Wanaka vicinity, Otago, New Zealand | Matukituki River | 44.635819 S 168.992208 E | 72 | |
| Moraine Creek | Milford Sound vicinity, Southland, New Zealand | Hollyford River / Whakatipu Kā Tuka - Moraine Creek Route | 44.700787 S 168.122504 E | | |
| Motu | Motu vicinity, New Zealand | Motu River - Whinray Scenic Reserve Track | 38.249267 S 177.596783 E | | |
| Nelson Creek | Ngahere, West Coast, New Zealand | Nelson Creek | 42.405981 S 171.520829 E | | |
| Ngakawau | Ngakawau, New Zealand | Charming Creek Walkway | 41.609568 S 171.880262 E | | |
| Pillars of Hercules | Kaimanawa Forest Park, New Zealand | Tongariro River | 39.148500 S 175.816333 E | | |
| Pyke River | Jamestown vicinity, New Zealand | Pyke River | 44.549111 S 168.134323 E | | |
| Red Hut | Turangi vicinity, New Zealand | Tongariro River | 39.031524 S 175.813669 E | | Images |
| Southern Discoveries | Arrowtown, New Zealand | Arrow River - Queenstown Trail - Arrow River Bridges Ride | 44.968425 S 168.855546 E | | |
| Sugarloaf Stream | Kinloch vicinity, New Zealand | Sugarloaf Stream | 44.712245 S 168.268391 E | | |
| Upper Hooker | Aoraki Mount Cook Village vicinity, New Zealand | Hooker River - Hooker Valley Track | 43.692699 S 170.098418 E | | |
| Upton Brook I | Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand | Upton Brook | | 30.5 | |
| Upton Brook II | Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand | Upton Brook | | | |
| Waihoanga | Hautere, New Zealand | Otaki River | 40.824323 S 175.202779 E | | |
| Wallsend (Taylorville) | Taylorville, New Zealand | Grey River / Māwheranui | 42.438297 S 171.318241 E | | |
| Wild at Heart | Wellington, New Zealand | Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park | 41.292489 S 174.707667 E | 72 | |
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