The Wolffs Road Footbridge Society Inc (WRFSI) is leading the restoration of the historic suspension bridge, a heritage-listed pedestrian bridge in West Eyreton, North Canterbury. The Wolffs Road Footbridge spans 73 metres and was built about 1948. It consists of steel rail iron towers with four wire rope suspension cables (two each side of the structure) which provide support to the timber stringers and deck throughtimber transoms and concrete suspension

8 Okuku Pass North Canterbury

Thanks to Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd for hearing a Wolffs Bridge group presentation recently. We value WIL as a river user nearby.

Letter is situated some two miles from the historic Lake of Menteith, and about four from Callander. The romantic Loch Rusky lies nearby, and the Peaks of Beinn Dearg and Ben Gullipen dominate the homestead. Letter marches with Glenny on the top of Beinn Dearg. Between these heights lies the mountain tarn of Loch an Balloch. The district teems with legends of the ancient warlike days. The scene of one

West Eyreton Historic Trail *Notes originally compiled by Bernard Kingsbury, Cust and Districts Museum   Parts of five different pastoral runs were issued in the district by the Canterbury Association between 1851-53.  They were north of the Eyre River, Murphy’s “Tara” and Chapman’s “Springbank” and south of it, Dixon’s “Eyrewell”, “Worlingham” and Run No.78. “Tara” and “Springbank” were bounded by the Chapman’s Boundary and Garterys roads. Settlers and speculators could