Suicide Bridge - SA

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It looks well named Stephen! LOL

Jock Robertson, Stephen.

Di

Hi Di

Slip on the keyboard, but you know who I mean.


Stephen

Hi Candace

The reason why this bridge was given this name, was for the very fact that the contractor did actually committ suicide from this very small bridge.

At its tallest point over the small crossing, it is around 10 feet, or in our scale, just over 3 metres tall.

The bridges that you mention above are hundreds of feet above the water, and yes if anyone fell from such bridges, there is no way you would survive.

With Suicide Bridge near Lake Littra, you missed the most obvious, the poor man did not jump to his death, but actually hung himself from the bridge, so you can see the actual height is well and truely heigh enough to do such a job.


Cheers


Stephen

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Hi Stephen,

I'm being picky, but there were three men who fell from the Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction and one of them did survive. He suffered a couple of broken ribs and his boots were pushed up his legs to his knees! But he did recover and returned to work and was presented with a gold watch by his employers, Dorman Long & Co.

How do I know?..... I read that in the pylon display just last week.

Hi Allan

Was that a case of...”Third time Lucky”

He sure was one very lucky man indeed and he must have had nerves of steel to return to the dangerous job that nearly claimed his life.



Cheers



Stephen

Stephen-- Doh! Yes, I was lacking imagination when I typed that response. :) Thanks for the clarification.

Surprisingly enough, quite a number of people have survived jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge. 36 as of the 2017 article at the link below. Unfortunately, by now, probably more than 2000 people have jumped and died. A net sucide barrier is now under construction there.

2017 article

Bloody dry and hot when we went through

If you read the story, the bloke built it in the wrong place and they refused to pay him. He then committed suicide by hanging himself on the bridge

Hi Ron

The Old Coach Road was the only access from Renmark to Wentworth and in times of flooding at Lake Litrra, all forms of travel was haunted for quite some time.

To keep this track open in times of flooding, a bridge was required to be built over the inlet to Lake Litrra and a contract was called for the building of such.

The contractor did not do his research and inlet was at the top of the lake and built the bridge over what he thought was the inlet, when in fact it was the outlet.

Seeing that the contractor had outlayed over 1500 pounds with the cost of materials and the men he employed in the construction and had no way of paying his debts when the Government refused to pay him, he unfortunately thought his only way out was to end his life.



Cheers



Stephen

Might be a good idea to avoid that area today Stephen if it's Haunted. 31st Oct. Halloween.
Dave. ( With apologies)

Hi Dave

It will be bloody hot out there today Dave.

I would be more concerned about snake out there in all those bushes.

Have a great day.


Cheers



Stephen

Quote "The Old Coach Road was the only access from Renmark to Wentworth and in times of flooding at Lake Litrra, all forms of travel was haunted for quite some time."

That was originally part of the Mid Western Hwy across to Adelaide Before the Sturt Hwy was proclaimed - A bit of history here Just click on New South Wales > Highways > scroll down and click on Mid Western Highway. The second paragraph under the heading Route Overview has reference to "Victoria Lake."

There is a bit more about it on the Sturt Hwy page.