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The Ballance Bridge crosses the Manawatu River near the Woodville end of the Manawatu Gorge. It was constructed in 1904 and served until 1968 when it was closed and replaced by an iron-concrete [ironcrete] bridge opened in 1971.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
circa 1930
Digitisation ID
2007N_Go51_GOR_0706
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Palmerston North

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manawatu gorge,
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