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Hawaii Route 5600 is a 3.4-mile highway located near the town of Kapaa.  This corridor is considered by the Hawaii Department of Transportation to be a Temporary Bypass of Kapaa and forms a loop of Hawaii Route 56.  Hawaii Route 5600 is overlaid atop a former Lihue Sugar Plantation haul road which was rebuilt to State Highway standards in segments circa 1996 and 2007.  Initially the Kapaa Bypass was only open during daylight hours but is now functional at all hours of the day.  The segment of Hawaii Route 5600 between northern Kapaa to Kauai County Route 581 carries only one-way southbound traffic.  This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series.  A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking  here .  Part 1; the history of Hawaii Route 5600 Hawaii Route 5600 is aligned on Ala Kianoika Way and alternatively is known as the "Temporary Kapaa Bypass."  Kapaa is the largest ...

Unlike most railroads in the Hawaiian Islands the former right-of-way of the Ahukini Terminal Railway is fairly easy spot. Much of the 2-foot, 6-inch narrow gauge line has had repurposed right-of-way and bridges. The Ahukini Terminal Railway opened in 1920 and serviced the numerous sugar cane fields of the Lihue Plantation. The main line of the railway system ran north/south from Ahukini Landing near what is now Lihue Airport to Anahola Bay. The main line was extended south to Nawiliwili Bay in 1931, and numerous branch lines existed throughout eastern Kauai. The last train on the Ahukini Terminal Railway ran in 1959. This blog serves as a brief historical overview of the Ahukini Terminal Railway and a spotlight of numerous structures from the line which still exist. The blog cover is facing towards two remaining railway bridges at Moikeha Canal in Kapaa. This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series.  A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblen...

Kapaia Swinging Bridge is a 125-foot-long pedestrian span which crosses Hanamaulu Stream near Lihue.  This span was installed in 1948 as a replacement for an earlier bridge to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  The Kapaia Swinging Bridge was closed in 2006 following maintenance neglect but ultimately was restored in 2018.  This page is part of the Gribblenation Hawaii Roads series.  A compellation of all Hawaii-related media from both Gribblenation and RoadwayWiz can be found by clicking  here .  The history of the Kapaia Swinging Bridge Kapaia Swinging Bridge serves as a pedestrian footbridge from Lihue to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  Said footbridge crosses Hanamaulu Stream at the end of Laukini Road and connects to the church grounds. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was constructed in 1924.  Originally the church was served via a conventional footbridge at Hanamaulu Stream.  This bridge can be seen in a 1920s photo wh...