Negotiating Whirokino Bridge

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7459, 9 May 1934, Page 3

Negotiating Whirokino Bridge

BETTER VISION FOR MOTORISTS

Due to the naturo of the construction, motorists approaching the Whirokino bridge, which spans the Manawatu river at Foxton, from the Foxton end can never be certain whether the bridgo is clear of traffic, and this fact was subject to some reference at yesterday 's meeting of the Manawatu County Council when it was acknowledged that this want of visibility represented a danger to motorists. The chairman (Cr. W. E. Barber) stated that the bridge level was 12ft. above the level of the Whirokino road, which meant motorists could not see any traffic on the structure until they had ascended tho approach and actually driven on to the bridge. The only passing place was at the centre of the bridge, but it often happened that traffic on the structure was met at the Whirokino end, and it was a danger to require a motorist to back his car down the steep approach to the road to permit the oncoming vehicle to pass. The time was ripo for the engineer to furnish a report on the matter, and he proposed that this be done. The council endorsed all that the chairman had said, agreeing that it was time the situation was looked into. It was agreed to have a report made.