107-year-old Whanganui bridge 'very beautiful' but causing traffic bottlenecks

107-year-old Whanganui bridge 'very beautiful' but causing traffic bottlenecks
Robin Martin
© RNZ / Robin Martin
After the indignity of being labelled a 'zombie town' Whanganui is now experiencing a growth spurt that has seen it fall victim to that most metropolitan of scourges - traffic congestion.
And one pinch-point raises the heckles more than most - the more than 100-year-old Dublin Street Bridge.
Opened to trams, vehicles and pedestrians in 1914 the historic two-lane steel bridge connects State Highways 3 and 4 via central Whanganui.
It cost the princely sum of $75,000, took two-and-a-half years to build and contains 1000 tonnes of steel, and 30 tonnes of rivets.

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