NEW HURUNUI RIVER BRIDGE on the Christchurch-Lewis Pass highway, eight miles south of Culverden, at the stage where half of the 20 concrete piles have been constructed. These piles will carry pre-stressed girder spans 56ft long to give the bridge an overall length of 1120ft, with a carriageway 24ft wide. The bridge has been designed by the Ministry of Works, and the contractor is the Rope Construction Company.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29766, 8 March 1962, Page 10
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68NEW HURUNUI RIVER BRIDGE on the Christchurch-Lewis Pass highway, eight miles south of Culverden, at the stage where half of the 20 concrete piles have been constructed. These piles will carry pre-stressed girder spans 56ft long to give the bridge an overall length of 1120ft, with a carriageway 24ft wide. The bridge has been designed by the Ministry of Works, and the contractor is the Rope Construction Company. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29766, 8 March 1962, Page 10
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