Facts and Figures of Major Interest
Interesting facts about the Whirokino deviation bridge are: Cost: £50,000. Cement: 1700 tons or nearly 30,000 bags. Amount ,of concrete: 4910 cubic yards. Length: 3600 feet. Number of spoils: 90. Length of spans: 40 feet. Height of piers: 15 feet. Weight of steel: 750 tons. Total length oa. steel: 300 —400 iniles. Number of piles: 488. Werage length of piles: 30 feet. Saving in distance: 13 chain*. Width of bridge: 2-1 feet Pedestrian refuges: 2.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 80, 5 April 1938, Page 5
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81Facts and Figures of Major Interest Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 80, 5 April 1938, Page 5
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