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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The original Upper Gorge Bridge was built in 1875. Designed for both road and railway traffic, it was narrow. The gorge road was widened in the 1920s and the bridge was repaired and replaced in 1931 with a second bridge. The closure of the Manawatū Gorge in 2017 also saw the present Upper Gorge Bridge closed.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
June 21, 2025
Digitisation ID
2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043403
Format
Born Digital
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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