Skip to Content

The piles being lowered into position during the construction of the second Ashhurst Bridge, which crossed the Manawatu River at the lower end of the Manawatu Gorge. The first was washed away in 1895 and due to disputes its replacement was not opened until 1909.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2008N_HARDING_ASH_1337
Title
Ashhurst Bridge piles
Relation
CA: Harding; Public Photograph Collection Ash 28
Held In
Community Archives

Related items

Ashhurst Bridge under construction
Ashhurst Bridge construction
Ashhurst Bridge piles
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Ballance Bridge, near Woodville
Ashhurst Bridge
Ashhurst Bridge
Dismantling the punt at the Ashhurst Bridge
Fitzherbert Bridge

Creation

Created By
Place
Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
Date
circa 1908

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
1900s,
ashhurst,
black and white,
bridge,
bridges and waterways,
construction,
manawatu river,
photographs,
water,
Community Tags

Report a problem

Related items

Ashhurst Bridge under construction
Ashhurst Bridge construction
Ashhurst Bridge piles
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Construction of the Second Fitzherbert Bridge
Ballance Bridge, near Woodville
Ashhurst Bridge
Ashhurst Bridge
Dismantling the punt at the Ashhurst Bridge
Fitzherbert Bridge

User comments