A road through the Gorge, linking Manawatu with Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay, was constructed 1871-1872. This photograph, taken, from the east, was taken before the construction of the railway on the opposite bank in 1891.

Road bridge through the Manawatu Gorge
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Go9_004690
- Title
- Road bridge through the Manawatu Gorge
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1890
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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