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Manawatū Gorge Road Bridge.

Showing moveable staging and moveable bridge, used during repairs.

Robt McGonagle 1891 [signed]

Main span 162 ft. retrussed without supports from river bed

Total length of bridge 437 ft.

ALterations and staging designed by self and approved of by Dept

E Hall, Photographer, Woddville [stamp on back]

Identification

Object type
Page
Digitisation ID
2020P_CookPhotographs-S1F1__029266b
Title
Manawatū Gorge Road Bridge - reverse
Format
B&W print
Held In
Community Archives
Archive
Cook Photographs

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Creation

Created By
Place
Manawatū Gorge
Date
1891

Object rights

Credit Line
Ian Matheson City Archives
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
bridges,
manawatu gorge,
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