Historic Percy Burn Viaduct, 1923 logging, Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Historic Percy Burn Viaduct (36 meters high and 124 meters long) was built for a logging tramway in 1923 and now attracts trampers (hikers) on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Due to lack of sturdy structural lumber from native New Zealand forests, the viaduct was built from Australian hardwood, to support logging trains. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.

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Historic Percy Burn Viaduct (36 meters high and 124 meters long) was built for a logging tramway in 1923 and now attracts trampers (hikers) on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Due to lack of sturdy structural lumber from native New Zealand forests, the viaduct was built from Australian hardwood, to support logging trains. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.