The Kopu Bridge

On our bike ride last weekend, we cycled over the 'new' Kopu bridge. This bridge crosses the Waihou River near the town of Thames and is the gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula. There was another bridge built in 1928, but it was only a single lane. It was a terrible bottleneck for travellers on long weekends or at the beginning (or end) of holidays, with queues for many kilometres, waiting to cross. One Easter, about 25 years ago, we were headed to a wedding and were in the queue for about 3 hours! The 'new' bridge was opened in 2012 - two lanes and a cycle/walkway along one side.

[winghong_ho]

Beautiful shot with strong leading lines.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Great leading lines

[Diana]

It looks so long, lovely leading lines.

[Joan Robillard]

Good leading line

[carol white]

Great leading lines and composition

[julia]

The new bridge is certainly an asset to the area.. Looks like you had a good weekend.

[Jane Pittenger]

Safe area for bikes by the looks of it

[Issi Bannerman]

Great shot.

[Brian]

Dianne, great leading lines, and history.

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot, nice leading lines. Good to see that safe provision has been made for cyclists!

Ian

[Judith Johnson]

This looks a wonderful place to cycle - great views

[Peter]

Wonderful leading lines and composition Dianne:)

[Islandgirl]

How nice to have a cycle/walkway to get across not to mention how safe it would be!
Love how the lines lead your eye to the mountains in the background.