This bridge spanning the Manawatu River was officially opened 9 June 1909, replacing the original bridge that was swept away in the 1895 flood. Until a new bridge was built a punt was used to ferry people and vehicles across the Manawatu River at this point. This bridge was replaced by a concrete structure in 1969
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Ashhurst Bridge
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- 2015/55
- Date
- March 14, 1965
- Digitisation ID
- 2015S_2015-55_013568
- Format
- Slide
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Maurice Thompson
- Place
- Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags