These engineering plans depict the lighting fixtures included as part of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. Since the 1870s, the vehicle across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrastructure, helping to connect Palmerston North with the s...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: 1934
For more than 140 years, the Fitzherbert Bridge across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrastructure, helping to connect Palmerston North with the surrounding argicultural hinterland. These two engineering plans depict the original F...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: circa 1931
These four blueprints depict elements of the second Fitzherbert Bridge, which was constructed between 1933 and 1935. During the 1920s the deterioration of the first timber structure and an increase in motor traffic led to calls for a new bridge. I...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: December 1932
These engineering plans depict the tie bolts used in the construction of the second Fitzberbert Bridge. Since the 1870s, the vehicle across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrastructure, helping to connect Palmerston North with the s...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: 1934
These engineering plans show the location and structure of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. Since the 1870s, the vehicle across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrastructure, helping to connect Palmerston North with the surrounding arg...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: August 8, 1932
This hand-coloured engineering plan documents the progress made in constructing the second Fitzherbert Bridge. It features a general elevation of the bridge and colour-coded chart documenting the construction of the piers, casting and driving of p...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: 1933
This engineering plan on linen depicts one of the test piles employed in the construction of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. For more than 140 years, the Fitzherbert Bridge across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrastructure, helping...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: 1932 to 1933
These engineering plans document the progress made in driving metal piles into the riverbed, to stabalise the concrete piers of the second Fitzherbert Bridge. Since the 1870s, the vehicle across the Manawatū River has been a vital piece of infrast...
Creator: PNCC, City Engineer's Department
Date: 1933