More Info →Opiki Toll Bridge

Description

A view of Opiki toll bridge, built by private money, from one of its towers looking towards Palmerston North. The bridge was officially opened in January of 1918. The purpose of the bridge was to transport flax fibre from the Tane & Rangitāne Mills to the Rangiotu Railway station saving many hours in transport costs. It was also known as the Opiki Suspension Bridge. Though it was officially closed in 1969, it can still be seen today (2014)

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Opk 3

Date

unknown

Digitisation ID

2011P_Opk3_005986

Held In

"Coolstore"