Kōrero: Auckland region

Grafton Bridge

Grafton Bridge

A crowd parades along Grafton Bridge, possibly during its opening in 1910. Built of reinforced concrete, the bridge had one of the largest spans in the world at that time. There were fears that it might collapse when the scaffolding was removed, but two steamrollers were taken over the bridge without incident. It remains one of New Zealand’s most elegant structures.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA5-0009

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.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Margaret McClure, 'Auckland region - Farming and city building: 1900–1939', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15902/grafton-bridge (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, updated 1 Aug 2016