Fairfield Bridge
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Fairfield Bridge is a tied-arch bridge on the Waikato River in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city.[2] It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.[3]
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Fairfield Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37.772°S 175.270°E / -37.772; 175.270 |
Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
Crosses | Waikato River |
Locale | Fairfield, Hamilton |
Preceded by | Whitiora Bridge |
Followed by | Pukete Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Tied-arch |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 139 metres (457 ft) |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Stanley Jones |
Constructed by | Roose Shipping |
Construction start | 6 August 1934 (1934-08-06) |
Opened | 26 April 1937 (1937-04-26) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 2002 19,052 2005 18,550 2010 19,100 2015 18,900 2020 17,700 2021 16,900 2022 17,300[1] |
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It was registered as a Category I 'Historic Place' with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on 30 August 1990.[4] The Great Race starts just north of the bridge, with the rowers passing under it during the race.[5]
There were days when drovers would drive stock over the main Fairfield Bridge to Frankton saleyards.[6]