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Bridge over the Ōpihi River

Bridge over the Ōpihi River

A simple, wooden beam and girder bridge over the Ōpihi River at Arowhenua, drawn by Katherine McLean in 1873.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: E-326-f-013-08

by Katherine McLean

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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John Wilson, South Canterbury places – Temuka, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/11476/bridge-over-the-opihi-river (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.