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This 454 foot long concrete bridge was built in 1968-69, and opened November 1969. It replaced the old Opiki Suspension Bridge, constructed in 1917 by the Tane Hemp Company Ltd.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
1969
Digitisation ID
2007N_OPK4_BRW_0611
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

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Place
Opiki, Manawatu

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bridges and waterways,
photographs,
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