Cobham Bridge
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| Cobham Bridge | |
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Cobham Bridge in 2016 (after 2015 repaint)
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| Carries | Motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Waikato River |
| Owner | NZTA |
| Preceded by | Narrows Bridge |
| Followed by | Victoria Bridge, Hamilton |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 143.3m |
| Width | 9.14m |
| Number of spans | four - 33.5m, 39.6m, 30.5m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ADT 2010: 27,606 ADT 2011: 26,600 ADT 2012: 26,214 ADT 2013: 28,249 ADT 2014: 27,510[1] |
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 SH1.
It spans the Waikato River and was opened in 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, William Stanley Goosman, were at the opening.[5]
References
- ↑ Traffic Counts - Abley Transportation Consultants Ltd
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Highways Information Sheet 01N-0554 (D)
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External links
Google Street Scene from the bridge
1960s photos -
- Construction about 1961
- Roose Shipping Co barges at piers under construction about 1961
- Cars and pedestrians on the unfinished bridge
Aerial views -
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