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Structure-ID: s0011106
Created on: 12/30/03
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Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge

Completed in: 1880
Status: in use
Location: Kawarau Gorge, New Zealand
Kawarau Gorge Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)

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Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer H. P. Higginson

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DescriptionValue
Dimensions
  height 42.7 m
  span 91.4 m

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge English

Relevant Literature
* Thornton, Geoffrey   Bridging the Gap, Reed Books, Auckland (New Zealand) , ISBN 0790008106, 2001; pp. 184.

 
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