Waitangi Bridge Repairs
Maker
Williams, David Godfrey
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
An image illustrating repairs to the Waitangi Bridge that spans the Tutaekuri River.
The photograph shows a pile of wood and railway sleepers underneath a concrete structure. This is probably a temporary support for the bridge. The photograph was taken underneath the Waitangi Bridge.
There is a round hole in the wood above the sleepers. The sun is shining through creating a pool of light. There are wires and miscellaneous items at the of the image sitting on the beam.
The repairs were required after severe flooding of the region in April 1938. Four spans of the bridge subsided and the river bed was scoured by the waters to a depth of 12.19 metres. The repairs to Waitangi Bridge cost £10,746.
Photographer: Dave Williams.
The photograph shows a pile of wood and railway sleepers underneath a concrete structure. This is probably a temporary support for the bridge. The photograph was taken underneath the Waitangi Bridge.
There is a round hole in the wood above the sleepers. The sun is shining through creating a pool of light. There are wires and miscellaneous items at the of the image sitting on the beam.
The repairs were required after severe flooding of the region in April 1938. Four spans of the bridge subsided and the river bed was scoured by the waters to a depth of 12.19 metres. The repairs to Waitangi Bridge cost £10,746.
Photographer: Dave Williams.
Collection
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph glued to card
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 84 x 109mm
Height x Width: 204 x 267mm
Height x Width: 204 x 267mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1938
1939
1939
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, W304 (c)
Credit Line
gifted by H J Williams
Other number(s)
W304 (c), 76783
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