Rakaia Bridge
The Rakaia Bridge is New Zealand's longest road bridge and crosses the Rakaia River, one of Canterbury's large braided rivers. The present bridge was opened in 1939 and replaced an earlier combined road and rail bridge from 1873. The present road bridge is just downstream from the rail bridge and forms part of State Highway 1.
Rakaia Bridge | |
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Rakaia Bridge (State Highway 1) is New Zealand's longest road bridge | |
| Coordinates | 43.7440°S 172.0378°E |
| Carries | road traffic |
| Crosses | Rakaia River |
| Locale | Canterbury |
| Other name(s) | Rakaia Road Bridge |
| Named for | Maori name of the river |
| Owner | NZ Transport Agency |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | simply supported reinforced concrete spans |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 1,756 m (5,762 ft) |
| Width | 6.2 m (20.5 ft) |
| No. of spans | 144 |
| History | |
| Designer | Public Works Department |
| Constructed by | Rope Construction |
| Construction start | March 1937 |
| Inaugurated | 25 March 1939 |
| Location | |
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