Balclutha Road Bridge
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New Zealand State Highway 1
The Balclutha Road Bridge that crosses the River Clutha River in Balclutha New Zealand, is one of the most famous road bridges on the South Island. Often it is referred to only as "The Clutha Bridge", although perform numerous bridges over the second longest river in the country. The railway crosses the river a few hundred meters downstream of the Balclutha Rail Bridge.
This was built in 1933-1935 tied arch bridge was designed by WL Newnham so that it was earthquake-proof and highly water resistant, so it is considered safe from the two most common natural events that occur in the south of New Zealand.
The bridge is built of reinforced concrete and has six parabolic spans, each comprising 36.6 m. The 6.7 m wide carriageway is flanked on both sides by a 1.4 m wide walkway; Thus, the structure has a width of 11.8 m. The bridge carries the main highway of the South Island across the river, the New Zealand State Highway 1 on his section between Dunedin and Invercargill.
This bridge is historically the third building, which crosses the river here or not far from here. The first, built in 1868 bridge was destroyed after only ten years by a strong flood, as a further upstream located in Beaumont bridge was swept away by the flood and collided with the bridge in Balclutha. The second bridge was built in 1881, but was insufficient for the needs of the modern automobile traffic and was eventually replaced by the existing structure.
The Balclutha Road Bridge was classified on 13 December 1990 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Historic Place Category 1.