Cobham Bridge
Cobham Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Cobham Bridge in 2016 (after 2015 repaint) | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′20″S 175°17′42″E / 37.80553°S 175.29493°E |
| 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 |
| No. 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] 31,700 (2018)[2] |
| Location | |
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Cobham Bridge is a 143.3 m (470 ft) long[3] girder bridge[4] in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Cobham Drive, which is part of SH1.
It spans the Waikato River. The Ministry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963. Its deck is 28 m (92 ft) above sea level.[3] The river bed is 3.5 m (11 ft) above sea level.[5]
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, Stan Goosman, were at the opening.[6]
References[]
- ^ Traffic Counts – Abley Transportation Consultants Ltd
- ^ Traffic Flow Map 2018
- ^ a b Highways Information Sheet 01N-0554 (D)
- ^ "Hamilton City River Plan". www.hamiltoncityriverplan.co.nz. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Degradation of the Waikato River – Karapiro to Ngaruawahia – Review of Existing Knowledge & Recommendations for Future Work" (PDF). Environment Waikato. August 2003.
- ^ "COBHAM BRIDGE OPENING". Triton | Stories. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links[]
Aerial views –
Coordinates: 37°48′19.9″S 175°17′42.1″E / 37.805528°S 175.295028°E
Categories:
- Bridges over the Waikato River
- Buildings and structures in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Bridges in Waikato