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This photo shows the first of the arches under construction when the river is in flood. The original wooden bridge, built 1877, can clearly seen in the foreground. It was demolished in 1935 on completion of the new concrete structure.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Br 16
Date
1933 to 1934
Digitisation ID
2014N_Br16_009570
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Fitzherbert Bridge, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
1930s,
black and white,
bridge,
bridges and waterways,
construction,
engineering,
fitzherbert bridge,
manawatu river,
photographs,
scaffolding,
water,
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