The 'Bridge to Nowhere' is the unofficial flagship of Whanganui National Park, an iconic symbol for New Zealand adventure tourism and a major visitor destination on the Whanganui Journey.

The bridge was left to the ravages of nature when the Mangaparua farming settlement was abandoned in the early 1900s.

There are two ways to access the bridge site, either by a Trilling 40 minute Jet Boat/ canoe from the Mangapurua Landing on the Whanganui River, or by a two day tramp from Whakahoro Hut to the north via the Kaiwhakauka and Mangapurua Valleys.

Arrangements with a river jet can be made for the return trip to Whakahoro or to transfer to the Matemateaonga Walkway.