▁▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁G ull ▁Ro ost ▁bridge ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁has ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁public ▁walking ▁track , ▁the ▁Wa im ah anga ▁Walk way . ▁ ▁It ▁includes ▁foot brid ges ▁over ▁two ▁cre eks ▁using ▁the ▁former ▁railway ▁bridge ▁pi ers . ▁ ▁Some ▁formation ▁not ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁walk way ▁is ▁also ▁visible . ▁ ▁Similar ▁propos als ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁two ▁propos als ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁similar ▁branch ▁line ▁from ▁Wh ang are i ▁to ▁a ▁deep water ▁port ▁were ▁made . ▁ ▁This ▁line ▁was ▁to ▁closely ▁follow ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁earlier ▁proposed ▁line ▁that ▁was ▁nearly ▁built . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁a ▁railway ▁was ▁survey ed ▁to ▁run ▁south ▁from ▁Wh ang are i ▁to ▁Wa ip u , ▁and ▁although ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁delayed ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁any ▁work , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁formation ▁was ▁in ▁progress ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁construction ▁was ▁abandoned ▁without ▁any ▁track ▁being ▁laid ▁as ▁road ▁transport ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁rail ▁and ▁an ▁ins ign ific ant ▁branch ▁to ▁serve ▁local ▁far ming ▁interests ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁seen ▁as ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Many ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁deep water ▁har bour ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁nearby ▁Mars den ▁Point ▁as ▁an ▁oil ▁port , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁oil