Opening of Ashhurst Bridge

Description

Crowds gather for the opening of the new Ashhurst Bridge was opened 9 June 1909 by His Excellency the Governor General. The former bridge was washed away in the 1895 flood. Due to a dispute about the funding of a new bridge, a punt was used to ferry vehicles and people across the Manawatu River 1895-1909. This bridge was replaced by a concrete structure in 1969.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Ash 27

Date

circa 1909

Digitisation id

2009N_Ash27_ASH_2244

Held in

Coolstore