Ballintoy, Co Antrim - Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge - postcard c.1990s

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• Picture / Image:  Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Co Antrim [Northern Ireland] [near Ballintoy]
• Publisher: Ulster Card Co.
• Postally used: no
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The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (locally pronounced carrick-a-reed) is a rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede (from Irish: Carraig a' Ráid, meaning "rock of the casting").[1] It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks below.[2] The bridge is mainly a tourist attraction and is owned and maintained by the National Trust.[3] In 2018, the bridge had 491,947 visitors.[4] The bridge is open all year round (subject to weather) and people may cross it for a fee.

It is thought salmon fishermen have been building bridges to the island for over 350 years. It has taken many forms over the years. In the 1970s it had only one handrail and large gaps between the slats.[5] A new bridge, tested up to ten tonnes, was built with the help of local climbers and abseilers in 2000.[6] Another was built in 2004 and offered visitors and fishermen alike a much safer passage to the island. The current wire rope and Douglas fir bridge was made by Heyn Construction in Belfast and raised early in 2008 at a cost of over £16,000.[7] There have been many instances where visitors, unable to face the walk back across the bridge, have had to be taken off the island by boat.[8]

On 24 May 2017, a routine inspection revealed that the bridge's structural ropes had been damaged overnight in an act of vandalism.[9] The National Trust announced that the bridge would be closed "for the foreseeable future".[10] However, on the following day it was announced that structural engineers had completed repairs, and that the bridge had been reopened.[11]