Kapaia Swinging Bridge

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Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Kapaia River (Hanamaulu Stream)
Location: Hanamaulu, Kauai County, Hawaii
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects: Effort underway the past several years to save the bridge.
History: Bridge closed September 2006 due to being unsafe. Damaged heavily during a storm on Friday, March 9, 2012 - tearing out most of the mainspan. Rebuilt 2018
Design: Wire/cable suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +21.99097, -159.36441 (decimal degrees)
21°59'27" N, 159°21'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 4/462382/2431872 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lihue
Inventory number: BH 62529 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Posted June 28, 2019, by Anonymous

Kapaia Swinging Bridge rebuilt 5/2018