Upper Manawatu Gorge bridge, near Woodville

Description

The Gorge road opened in 1872, and in 1875 the Government established a tollhouse at the Woodville end when the bridge was built, around which a small settlement grew. In 1912 tolls were abolished, the tollhouse was demolished and the small settlement disappeared.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Go 20

Date

1890s

Digitisation id

2011N_Go20_004698

Held in

Coolstore