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The bridge is built from reinforced concrete, with six parabolic curved spans, each of 36.6 metres in length, and a total bridge length of 244.1 metres. A carriageway of 6.7 metres width is flanked on either side by a footpath of 1.4 metres; its total width is 11.8 metres. The bridge carries the
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was swept downriver and collided with it. A second bridge was constructed in 1881, but was unsuitable for the needs of motorised transport and was eventually replaced by the current structure.
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The bridge is the third road bridge to stand at or close to this spot. The first, constructed in 1868, was destroyed in massive floods ten years later when a bridge situated upstream at
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was designed by W. L. Newnham to be earthquake and flood resistant, thereby safeguarding it against the two most common natural disasters to occur in southern New
Zealand.
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On 13 December 1990 the
Balclutha Road Bridge was classified as a Category I Historic Place by the
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Balclutha Road Bridge is visible in the centre of this view looking south across
Balclutha.
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Another bridge, the
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825:-46.235918; 169.744998
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44:Coordinates
838:Categories
808:46°14′09″S
785:Rangitaiki
749:Rangitīkei
594:Lake Hāwea
514:confluence
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278:References
172:Designated
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686:Clyde Dam
488:Balclutha
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443:Alexandra
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196:Location
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423:Luggate
358:Source:
251:Dunedin
138:History
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458:Teviot
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100:Locale
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