Poomong Barbotey Hanging Bridge - Tourist attraction in Pumong Tea Garden - Darjeeling, India

Poomong Barbotey bridge of over 100 years, now closed because of its poor durability and newly installed steel bridge just 20 fit upside over the very river will surely bring you in the age of Primitive Era. One local man told me he during his adulthood crossed the abandoned bridge with a Mahindra mini truck for 3 times, seems a legend itself.

This bridge is situated near at Takdah. Nearly 100years old British bridge still standing and working quite perfectly. But it's scared us when we crossed the bridge. It's a hanging bridge by iron string, but the wooden plates are not at all safe for rush steps. Some plates are broken too. One should careful while crossing the bridge. But it was an amazing and thrilling experience.

A good place to visit. It was built by East India company in 1916. If more than 4 people go together, on the bridge it will start swinging.

It's a wooden hanging bridge seen in the picture..the bridge is almost 100 years old or more than that...but the sad news for all travellers is that it's now under maintenance and no person is allowed to cross that! We went there yesterday for a shoot but unfortunately we were unable to shoot there! Anyway one can visit the closed bridge from outside. The ambience of the surroundings is totally awesome including the scenic view however!

It's really a place to ...no crowd no tourists..you just walk n enjoy the beauty.

A place believed to be haunted by the local residents as there's a British cemetery just beside the approach road to the bridge.

You can enjoy the fountain here on your route.

Here you can see a very primitive hanging bridge which is now permanently closed due to safety reasons. This place became a tourist spot.