Lower Shotover Bridge (No. 2) — Lower Shotover, New Zealand
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Dunbar Loop
S 44° 59.786 E 168° 45.519
59G E 323336 N 5015002
This 1915 single lane truss bridge was the second bridge to built at this location.
Waymark Code: WM7CRR
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 10/06/2009
Views: 5
The original bridge was washed away in 1878 by flooding but rebuilt by the Public Works Department and re-opened in 1915. The bridge is 172 metres long and stands 16 metres from bridge to the river below.
Today it is closed to automobiles but pedestrians and cyclists can still cross it.
Parking Coordinates:: S 44° 59.797 W 168° 45.616
Date Built: 04/15/1915
Length of Span:
172 metres
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