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Ōtira gorge road, 1990s

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Ōtira gorge road, 1990s

The middle section of the Ōtira gorge viaduct was built in 1999. Below the viaduct a construction road provided access to the riverbed for people and machinery.

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Matthew Wright, Engineering – Engineers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21582/otira-gorge-road-1990s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Matthew Wright, published 26 February 2010.