Talk:Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge

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This article said the bridge was built in 1825, as per the external link, but the Falklands weren't settled by the British at that time, the Falklands Island Company wasn't founded until 1851 and the oldest suspension bridges mentioned in the suspension bridge article date from 1826. Piccadilly 12:28, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

According to History of the Falkland Islands, the Government of Argentina was in 1825 the only administrator of the islands' industry; maybe they constructed the bridge. OneEuropeanHeart 01:53, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

It was built in 1925 not 1825 [1] Bastie 19:29, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Free image?

Does anyone have a free picture to throw up on this article? I feel like its almost pointless without one... Zaldax (talk) 17:30, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

This photo was taken during the construction of the Bridge in 1925 by the Chief Engineer Mr Charles P. Peters.

File:Building the Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge. 1925.jpg

Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge

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Footnote 1

Footnote 1 appears to be down. Yoninah (talk) 20:58, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up Yoninah, I've added a link to an archived version - Dumelow (talk) 22:27, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 22:30, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

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[[File:|160px|The bridge under construction, 1925 ]]

The bridge under construction, 1925

• ... that the Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge on the Falkland Islands is one of the most southerly in the world? "one of the most southerly suspension bridges in the world" from: Wagstaff, Will (2018). Falkland Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-78477-618-3.
  • ALT1:... that the Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge was built to carry sheep? "it was realised that the bridge was a necessity if sheep were to be brought there from the Walker Creek camps" from: "Bodie Creek Bridge". Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  • ALT2:... that the Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge was shipped to the Falkland Islands from London in kit form?"The bridge was manufactured in London by David Rowell & Co. at a cost of £2,281 and shipped to the Falklands on the ss Ballena." from: "Bodie Creek Bridge". Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Roses and Castles

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 05:14, 5 June 2020 (UTC).

- New enough (5x expansion within last day)

- Long enough (400 chars to well over 2,000)

- neutral, cites sources

- I have a concern that "one of the most southerly suspension bridges in the world", which appears twice in the article, is word-for-word identical to the source. Please reword it.

- Hooks are all short enough

- ALT2 is interesting, ALT1 is probably interesting. ALT0 I've struck, both because it's not interesting and because it's too similar to the quote above.

- QPQ is present. AGF that the reviewer will follow up once the concern is addressed.

- I've nominated the file for deletion. It's quite possibly going to be kept, but I want additional eyes on it. The explanation can be found at the deletion nomination page.

- Image otherwise meets the criteria (in use in the article, shows well at 160px)

- because of the wording issue above. AGF that there aren't other, similar issues in the other offline sources, but please double check and make sure there aren't.

The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

@Dumelow and The Squirrel Conspiracy: I should also point out that the link for the creek itself is incorrectly spelled Brodie Creek, which is in Arkansas. It should link to Bodie Creek. 🇪🇵🇮🇨🇬🇪🇳🇮🇺🇸 (talk) 16:51, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Epicgenius, I've fixed this in the article. I think "one of the most southerly suspension bridges in the world" is a sufficiently common turn of phrase to be uncopyrightable but I've now switched it out for the less elegant "southernmost" - Dumelow (talk) 18:06, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

GTG now. AGF b/c of offline sources. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:38, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

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