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Kōrero: Bridges and tunnels

Hutt River bridge, 1855

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Hutt River bridge, 1855

This lithograph shows the first truss bridge in New Zealand, built in 1847. The triangular wooden trusses hold up the deck. Soon after this image was made, the bridge was lost in a flood.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-109-055

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Jock Phillips, Bridges and tunnels – Types of bridges, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/23635/hutt-river-bridge-1855 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 10 March 2010, updated 1 August 2024.