Waimea Swinging Bridge

Waimea Swinging Bridge Repair. There had been a rock slide at Waimea Swinging Bridge a few months ago (late 2021 or early 2022). These are a few photos of the repairs that were done. The new lumber shown depict the extent of what was damaged. Construction company really did a good repair. From those other rock slide photo's, the rocks had filled in this area, totally demolishing the foot path and damaging vertical column integrity. 

Similar to Hanapepe Swinging Bridge, this is also a cable suspension bridge. Below is where the structural bracing is bolted into a concrete form. They have used long bolts and steel mounting brackets to mount those thick wood supports to the concrete form. New cables, new hardware, new lumber. Interesting to see how this was put together. Built to last a long time. Waimea Swinging Bridge is a special place.

Looking from the other direction, this shows the other point of view. The morning sun is shining in this direction. Rock slide made this impassible. Those right hand side cliff's have been there since ancient times. Menehune ditch flows along the bottom of the rock wall.  

Waimea Swinging Bridge is a special place. It allows residents on the other side of the river access to Menehune Road, which in turn is access to town, maybe 1.5 miles down river.  It's very peaceful here. If it is getting too hot, just walk over in the shade. If getting too cool, walk over in the sunshine. Breeze off the river keeps things very mild.