Hi andream-ga,
I found a number of interesting sites dealing with various rope
bridges, but nothing that had step-by-step directions. So I will pass
on to you what I have found as a comment.
This article describes the construction of a rope and wooden
suspension bridge for the Kevin Costner Movie “The Postman”. The
article is interesting reading, but might also prove useful to you
because nets were used to construct the sides of the bridge, maybe an
alternative to knotting or weaving the sides from rope:
Waagmeester Canvas Products
Special Project: The Postman
"Can you rig up an old rope bridge for our movie set?"
http://www.waagmeester.com/bridge.html
This is a book, available through Amazon.com, with previews:
“Tree Houses You Can Actually Build”, by David & Jean Stiles, which
includes instructions for a rope bridge.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0395892732/reader/1/ref=lib_dp_TFCV/103-1220061-3731008#reader-link
From this page, you can view 14 pages of the book
A good photograph of a treehouse wood and rope bridge:
Carolina Heritage Outfitters
http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAbridg/sbtd/
An article with step-by-step instructions and photographs, which may
help you in the construction of the hand ropes, although a monkey
bridge does not have a wooden plank walkway:
Monkey Bridge Construction
By William Hillcourt, National Director of Scoutcraft
Reprinted from Boy's Life for All Boys, March 26, 1998
http://troop321.ocbsa.org/Monkey%20Bridge.htm
A booklet that was put together to familiarize the general reader with
the terminology of suspension bridges:
The Invention Factory
Suspension Bridge Technical Data
http://www.inventionfactory.com/history/RHAbridg/sbtd/
I hope that you may find some of this helpful or interesting.
Regards,
Beth
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