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Cobham Bridge

Cobham Bridge

Bridge

Cobham Bridge is a 143.3 m (470 ft) long[2] girder bridge[3] in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Cobham Drive, which is part of SH1C.

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It spans the Waikato River. The Ministry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963. Its deck is 28 m (92 ft) above sea level.[2] The river bed is 3.5 m (11 ft) above sea level.[4]

Like the 1962 Cobham Bridge over the Whanganui River, it was opened when Lord Cobham was Governor General, though not opened by him. Mrs Adams-Schneider, Mayor Denis Rogers and Minister of Works, Stan Goosman, were at the opening.[5]

  • Cobham Bridge from north bank
  • Cobham Bridge opening plaque
  • Bridge from south bank

References

  1. [1]
    "Hamilton City Traffic Counts". data-waikatolass.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    Highways Information Sheet 01N-0554 (D)
  3. [3]
    "Hamilton City River Plan". www.hamiltoncityriverplan.co.nz. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Degradation of the Waikato River – Karapiro to Ngaruawahia – Review of Existing Knowledge & Recommendations for Future Work" (PDF). Environment Waikato. August 2003.
  5. [5]
    "COBHAM BRIDGE OPENING". Triton | Stories. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

Aerial views –

37°48′19.9″S 175°17′42.1″E
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