Millennium Bridge - Ngatea, North Island, New Zealand
S 37° 16.526 E 175° 29.909
60H E 366880 N 5873515
A unique way to remember the millenium in Ngatea - building a replica of the old bridge.
Waymark Code: WM95T6
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 07/03/2010
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To celebrate the start of the new millennium, the local community has recreated a unique part of their past: a working model of the central span of the original Piako River Bridge (1917 - 1960). The model has been built in the Tilbury Reserve adjacent to the original site. While they sought to make the replica as exact as possible, some new materials (like stainless steel nuts and bolts) had to be used to make it safe. It may be an old-style bridge but it still had to meet modern building regulations!
The replica of the Centre span is 6m long by 1.8m wide, while the tower is 6m high from the deck (approx one half the original size).
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Can you tell us who created the item: The Local Community
Condition of the item: Great
So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Attended a party
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