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The Balclutha Road Bridge, which spans the Clutha River in Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand, is one of the best-known road bridges in New Zealand's South Island. The bridge is often simply known as "The Clutha Bridge", despite the fact that there are numerous bridges across the country's second longest river.
Balclutha Road Bridge. The most prominent structure in the town is the concrete Balclutha Road Bridge across the Clutha, which was built in 1935. The original 1868 wooden bridge was washed away on 14 October 1878. Rebuilt in 1881, it was later considered unsuitable for motor vehicles.
Balclutha Road Bridge; Clutha River; List of historic places in Clutha District; Global file usage. ... Balclutha Bridge; Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical ...
The Clutha passes under the third Balclutha Road Bridge. The first bridge at this site was destroyed during the flood of 1878. Several major floods have occurred on the Clutha, most notably the "Hundred year floods" of October 1878 and October 1978. During the October 1878 flood, snow from the Southern Alps began to melt and the river started ...
Road (motorway) bridge Balclutha Road Bridge: 244 801 Clutha River at Balclutha: Otago region 1935 Road bridge City to Sea Bridge: Jervois Quay (from Civic Square to Whairepo Lagoon) Wellington Region: 1994 Pedestrian bridge Fairfield Bridge: 139 456 Waikato River at Hamilton: Waikato Region: 1937 Road bridge, pedestrian bridge Grafton Bridge ...
Clutha District is a local government district of southern New Zealand, with its headquarters in the Otago town of Balclutha.Clutha District has a land area of 6,334.47 km 2 (2,445.75 sq mi) and an estimated population of 19,300 as of June 2024.
Former SH 91 leaves SH 1 at Balclutha immediately to the north of the Balclutha Road Bridge. The route travels southeast, following the course of the Clutha River downstream. At the start of the river's delta, the route roughly follows the course of the northern delta branch, the Matau, but running straight rather than following the river's ...
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