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  • Bridge to Nowhere

    Bridge to Nowhere

    Scenic SpotsRuapehu, Manawatu-Whanganui New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Bridge to Nowhere

    Scenic SpotsRuapehu, Manawatu-Whanganui New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Updated May 2026

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    4 Reviews

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Apr 8, 2018
    Positive

    The Bridge to Nowhere and the story behind it are a very special piece of NZ history, both interesting and sad.

    Anonymous
    Apr 18, 2017
    Positive

    Amazing concrete bridge very high up! Looking down will make your heart drop

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    Anonymous
    Oct 28, 2016
    Negative

    The biggest disappointment so far. If you go there from the Forgotten World Highway it's another 35 km including 25 km on gravel. The bridge is really disappointing, it's just a normal bridge.

    🇩🇪
    Anonymous
    Oct 28, 2016
    Negative

    The greatest failure of NZ

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