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Crowds gather for the opening of the new Ashhurst Bridge was opened 9 June 1909 by His Excellency the Governor General. The former bridge was washed away in the 1895 flood. Due to a dispute about the funding of a new bridge, a punt was used to ferry vehicles and people across the Manawatu River 1895-1909. This bridge was replaced by a concrete structure in 1969.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Ash 27
Date
circa 1909
Digitisation ID
2009N_Ash27_ASH_2244
Held In
Coolstore

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ashhurst,
lower gorge bridge,
photographs,
tranport,
water,
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