Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge is a rope suspension bridge that is located in Northern Ireland, in County Antrim. The bridge links the mainland to the small island of Carrick.
Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge Ireland
is a popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland, with a reported 247,000 visitors in the year 2009. The bridge is around twenty metres in length, and situated around thirty metres above the sea and rocks below. People with a fear of heights should perhaps consider visiting a different landmark, as it certainly takes some stomach to cross the bridge, with its rope based construction and dizzying height.
The view from the bridge and surrounding area is outstanding, with the nearby Rathlin Island and Scotland offering picturesque scenes. The area is a conservation zone, with a unique quality of wildlife and plants.
If youve looked at photographs of the bridge and feel nervous at the thought of crossing it, then the fact that no one has ever fell from the bridge should come as a relief! There have, however, been many documented instances of people having to be rescued from the island by boat after being too scared to cross the bridge back to the mainland. If you think this could happen to you, then save yourself some considerable embarrassment by staying on the mainland side of Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge Ireland !