This was the second Ashhurst Bridge to cross the Manawatu River at the lower end of the Manawatu Gorge. The first was washed away in 1895 and due to disputes its replacement was not opened until 1909.
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- Digitisation ID
- 2008N_HARDING_ASH_1332
- Title
- Ashhurst Bridge construction
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- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- 1908 to 1909
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- Palmerston North City Library
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