Fergusson Bridge
Concrete bridge in Cambridge, New Zealand
37°53′42″S 175°28′47″E / 37.89504°S 175.479684°E / -37.89504; 175.479684
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Fergusson Bridge (or the Low-level bridge) is a pre-cast, prestressed concrete bridge in Cambridge, New Zealand, spanning the Waikato River. It cost £41,000, was designed by North, Swarbrick, Mills & Westwood and opened in 1964.[1] It was named after Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson.[2]
The bridge is on the site of the original 1870 bridge and the 1876 Red Bridge.[2]
References
- ^ "Innovate NZTM Awards of Excellence, 1965 – 2015: 1966 – Fergusson Bridge, Cambridge" (PDF). Association of Consulting and Engineering Professionals in New Zealand (ACENZ). 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Bridging the Waikato River - Waipa District Council". www.waipadc.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
External links
- Google Street View from bridge
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Waikato River
Source: Mount Ruapehu—Flows into: Tasman Sea
- Auckland Region
- Waikato Region
- Taupō District
(upstream to downstream)
(upstream to downstream by confluence)
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
- Motutaiko Island
- River delta islands (Opuawhanga, Namuheiriro, Te Weranga Okapu, Kaiwaka No.2, Whatamakiri, Motutieke, Puehunui, Ngāhinapōuri, Tawanui, Motukakako)
(upstream to downstream by location or tributary)
(upstream to downstream)
- Tongariro Street Bridge at Taupō Gates
- Pedestrian bridge at Huka Falls
- Taupō Bypass
- Aratiatia Dam
- Ohaaki Road
- State Highway 5
- Tutukau Road
- Ohakuri Dam
- Ohakuri Village Road
- Atiamuri Dam
- State Highway 1
- Whakamaru Dam
- Maraetai Dam - Maraetai I and Maraetai II powerhouse
- Waipapa Dam
- Arapuni Road
- Arapuni Dam
- Arapuni Suspension Bridge
- Powerhouse Road Bridge
- Maungatautari Road Bridge
- Karapiro Dam
- Fergusson Bridge
- Victoria Bridge (Cambridge)
- Narrows Bridge
- Cobham Bridge (SH1)
- Victoria Bridge (Hamilton)
- Claudelands Bridge
- Claudelands Railway Bridge
- Whitiora Bridge
- Fairfield Bridge
- Pukete Bridge
- Pukete sewer bridge
- Waikato Expressway
- Horotiu Bridge Road and Te Awa cycleway
- Great South Road (Ngāruawāhia)
- Ngāruawāhia rail bridge
- Tainui Bridge Road (Huntly)
- Huntly rail bridge
- Glen Murray Road (Rangiriri)
- Mercer Ferry Road
- Tuakau Bridge
- 1: Waikato
- 2: Clutha / Mata-Au
- 3: Whanganui
- 4: Taieri
- 5: Rangitīkei
- 6: Mataura
- 7: Waiau
- 8: Waiau Toa / Clarence
- 9: Waitaki
- 10: Ōreti
- 11: Rangitaiki
- 12: Manawatū
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