h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

A rather unique suspension bridge was built in 1963 and is still in use today, though a few parts had to be replaced over the years.

It's a staggering 160 times as long as it is wide°, and its construction involved two architects, a structural engineer, and a contracting firm. But recycled materials were used, so it only cost the equivalent of 5000€ today (using the Consumer Price Index method) to build.

Where is the bridge, and who uses it?


°My best estimate from the data available, since exact dimensions are hard to come by.

Is it an all-metal bridge, Mala?




GT

No, though metal is used.

(But we're not playing 20 Questions )

Just confirming that I can defineitely discount one!!!




GT

Risking a negative score... 'twas for a model (or small scale) railway.

The professional involvement was (mainly) donated - so the costs were almost all for the materials or/and transport & cranage.

Where? South Wales, the Wye valley.

Who uses it? The enthusiasts, including the donors of course, run it to cover their costs plus a contingency fund.

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Oooh, sorry, "model railway" was, indeed, a

Though maybe you can still get a QI out of it?

Is it really narrow to let something crawl across like a migrating animal or something like that?

runs and hides from the klaxon.

Yes!

That was fast... It is for animals.

Now which animals, where?

Phew!!

I'll take my points and run thanks!!

Let some other brave sole take the flack!

I was just thinking about this 160 times longer than it is wide thing and trying to imagine the scale and (don't klaxon me) the only thing I could come up with was something that networked a bunch of islands or maybe some sort of path through a forest or across a valley maybe that something like ants or slightly larger liker...er ...sloths could amble across. So took a risk.


And was handsomely rewarded for it.

Thinking? That's a kla-

No, wait, that's not very obvious, is it? So few people do it.

I can only imagine that it links an ancient migration route that is now cut off by a road. M25 maybe??





GT

DGI +1 for the road - it does indeed span a road.

Now what??????

If it is in UK, it could be for frogs or toads.......



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GT

I'm guessing the species is endangered I meant they wouldn't build a bridge for cows.

Aha, toads was another of my s! Sorry, but that *is* too obvious.

And it's not a bridge for cows, either.

Is this one of those squirrel bridges they have built so the poor wee sould don't get run over?

mini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zPp2g9Rv0

Hmmm, does it lie, folded up, beneath the marshes of Squornshellous Zeta?

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