Whanganui's Dublin St bridge causing bottlenecks ... and headaches
10 May, 2021 08:29 PM
4 minutes to read
Traffic congestion at the Dublin Street bridge. Photo / Bevan Conley NZME
RNZ
By Robin Martin of RNZ
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.
Advertisement
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.