More Info →Leading into the Manawatu Gorge, near Woodville

Description

In the centre can be seen the Ballance Bridge,over the Manawatu River, opened in 1904 and since replaced. On the right of the road leading into the Gorge is the Palmerston North to Napier railway line that opened in 1891. The tunnels seen were daylighted (removed) in 2008 to allow for larger freight cars.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Go 64

Date

1904 to 1910

Digitisation ID

2011N_Go64_004715

Held In

Coolstore