167 results found for ‘bridge’
Bridge Engineering Technical Society
The Bridge Engineering Technical Society (BETS) represents all those that contribute to the bridge engineering sector. BETS will work with SESOC, NZSEE, NZGS and other industry technical groups for the mutual benefit of bridge engineering.
Tauranga Valley Bridge, Waioeka River
The Tauranga Valley Bridge, also known as the Tauranga Track Bridge, is one of only two remaining early New Zealand “harp” or cable stayed bridges. The bridge was constructed as a means of accessing farms established by the government for servicemen returning from World War One over the Waioeka River from the main road north to Opotiki.
Inglis Bridge at Simpsons Scenic Reserve
The Simpsons Reserve Bridge is a portable bridge of a type developed by Charles Inglis specifically for use by the British Army. In the First World War it played a key role in supporting the advance of Allied forces. This Inglis Bridge in New Zealand is one of the last of its type in the world which remains in use.
Manganuku Bridge
Built in 1928, the Manganuku Bridge is one of the few remaining Howe truss bridges in New Zealand. Located in the Waioeka Valley, south of Opotiki, it is a fine example of this once common bridge design.
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Originally constructed between 1955 and 1959, the Auckland Harbour Bridge is New Zealand’s largest bridge and the one with the largest span.
Tāmaki River Bridge
The bridge across the Tāmaki River at Panmure, which connected the important outpost of Howick to Panmure and Auckland, is an early example of a swing span bridge.
Millers Flat Bridge
Millers Flat Bridge, opened in 1899, was the result of a drawn out process which was fraught with controversy. This attractive bowstring arch road bridge is still in use.
Rakaia Gorge Bridge
Constructed between 1880 and 1882, the Rakaia Gorge Bridge is a wrought iron, single vehicle lane, mid-Canterbury bridge important in the local road network asset because it facilitates access to the surrounding farms and towns, as well as Mount Hutt ski field.
Clifden Suspension Bridge
Constructed between June 1898 and February 1899, Southland’s Clifden Suspension Bridge was the first bridge built over the Waiau River.
Rakaia River Bridge
Ever since it opened on 25 March 1939, the Rakaia River Bridge (State Highway 1) has retained its title as New Zealand’s longest bridge.
