I’m posting about Flat Bridge because I’ve gone over it a few times and have since done a little Googling about it. It has an interesting history which dates back to slavery in Jamaica. In fact no one really knows exactly what year it was built but dates into the 1700’s.
Flat Bridge, Jamaica
It connects Kingston to Ocho Rios through Fern Gully, and runs over the Bog Walk gorge. Its a beautiful drive in and around here…tons of lush greenery and winding roads. It amazes me considering what a hurry most Jamaican drivers seem to be in, that this bridge isn’t a constant source of more chaos! It is single lane traffic only and is controlled by stop lights on either end of the bridge.
Here’s a video of us going over the bridge last month. It also shows the various vendors who sell things to the stopped cars on either side. We bought some guinep.
CLICK HERE to link to the Jamaica National Heritage Trust website that gives some of the interesting history of Flat Bridge.
2:43 am on December 4th, 2009
lol that guy selling the guinep had his eye on the prize.. ‘ur good to go!’
2:05 pm on July 21st, 2010
This is cool. I feel as if I am there.