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7/20/2020

taramakau road-rail bridge





This photo was taken in 2016 when we visited the South Island. The bridge has been replaced in 2018 and you can no longer drive over it.

Built in 1893 in Hokitika, it was the last road and rail bridge on the state highway network.
The train line that used this  bridge is the Ross Branch, officially known as the Hokitika Line.



5 comments:

  1. kiwikidJuly 21, 2020 at 11:34 AM

    Great bridges these ones, shame it is closed now.

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  2. kiwimeskreationsJuly 21, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    What an old classic... pity it's now closed, but that's what they call progress (or safety) I guess.
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  3. RoseJuly 22, 2020 at 2:34 AM

    I hope they kept it...and built the new beside it.

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  4. Susie of ArabiaJuly 30, 2020 at 8:22 AM

    Curious that the bridge was replaced so recently but no longer allows cars. Do people just walk across now?

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  5. Bhavesh ChhatbarAugust 7, 2020 at 2:17 AM

    Wow!

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