The Bridge to Nowhere, Whanganui National Park

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The Bridge to Nowhere was built to help returned servicemen farm the land. Photo: Peter Laurenson
Deep in Whanganui National Park, spanning the Mangapurua Stream, sits a 40m-long arch bridge, known as the Bridge to Nowhere. The simplest way to get there requires a 40-minute jet boat ride from the village of Pipiriki, some 24km to the south. The ride is through sheer, fern-clad cliffs –  one of the most spectacular […]
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