Back Issues: Taoroa Bridge an engineering feat marred by tragedy
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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Taoroa Suspension Bridge, 18 kilometres from Utiku spanned 86 metres above the Rangitikei River. It opened in May 1911. In 1960, a farmer transporting sheep died when the bridge collapsed under the weight of the loaded truck.
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- Manawatū Standard
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- 2025Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_043002
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- IMCA Digital Archive
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- Val Burr
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- Rangitikei
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