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Description

This photograph shows a pile driver in use during the construction of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. This bridge was in use until 1986 when the third Fitzherbert Bridge, still in use today, was constructed due to increasing traffic constraints. It spans the Manawatu River.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Br 49
Date
1934
Digitisation ID
2014N_Br49_009573
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1930s,
bridges and waterways,
building,
construction,
engineering,
fitzherbert bridge,
labour,
manawatu river,
photographs,
roading,
scaffolding,
water,
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