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{{Infobox bridge|bridge_name=Victoria Bridge|native_name=|native_name_lang=|image=File:Victoria Bridge, Cambridge NewZealand1.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|official_name=|other_name=|carries=[[Motor vehicle]]s|crosses=[[Waikato River]]|locale=|owner=[[Waipa District]] Council|maint=|id=|designer=|engineering=|design=|material=|length={{convert|141|m|ft}}|width=|height={{convert|35.4|m|ft}}|mainspan=|spans=|pierswater=|load=|clearance=|below=|life=|builder=|fabricator=|begin=May 1907|complete=|open=21 December 1907|inaugurated=|toll=|traffic=|preceded=[[Fergusson Bridge]]|followed=The Narrows Bridge|heritage=|collapsed=|closed=|map_cue=|map_image=|map_alt=|map_text=|map_width=|coordinates=|extra={{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=NZ Category I|designation1_number=4159|designation1_date=21 September 1989}}}}'''Victoria Bridge''' (or the High-level bridge) is a hinged [[Truss arch bridge|braced arch]] bridge in [[ |
{{Infobox bridge|bridge_name=Victoria Bridge|native_name=|native_name_lang=|image=File:Victoria Bridge, Cambridge NewZealand1.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|official_name=|other_name=|carries=[[Motor vehicle]]s|crosses=[[Waikato River]]|locale=|owner=[[Waipa District]] Council|maint=|id=|designer=|engineering=|design=|material=|length={{convert|141|m|ft}}|width=|height={{convert|35.4|m|ft}}|mainspan=|spans=|pierswater=|load=|clearance=|below=|life=|builder=|fabricator=|begin=May 1907|complete=|open=21 December 1907|inaugurated=|toll=|traffic=|preceded=[[Fergusson Bridge]]|followed=The Narrows Bridge|heritage=|collapsed=|closed=|map_cue=|map_image=|map_alt=|map_text=|map_width=|coordinates=|extra={{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=NZ Category I|designation1_number=4159|designation1_date=21 September 1989}}}}'''Victoria Bridge''' (or the High-level bridge) is a hinged [[Truss arch bridge|braced arch]], bridge in [[New Zealand]], linking [[Cambridge, New Zealand|Cambridge]] with Leamington (developed after the bridge opened)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Districts/Leamington/lmngtndist.htm|title=LEAMINGTON DISTRICT|last=|first=|date=|website=cambridgemuseum.org.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref> and spanning the [[Waikato River]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/HeritageWalks/hwriver.htm#6|title=HERITAGE WALKS - WAIKATO RIVER|last=|first=|date=|website=cambridgemuseum.org.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> |
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The classification of the design has been disputed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIKIN19071221.2.9|title=Waikato Independent, 1907-12-21|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> The heritage listing describes it as a [[cantilever bridge]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4159|title=Victoria Street Bridge, Leamington|last=|first=|date=|website=www.heritage.org.nz Heritage New Zealand|language=en-nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> which was also used in some contemporary descriptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19071218.2.90.1|title=THE FIRST STEEL CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN NEW ZEALAND. The above illustration shows the new single-span steel cantilever bridge at Cambridge, which will be opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunket, on Saturday next. This huge bridge spans the Waikato River and is a high level one. . . ' ... (New Zealand Herald, 1907-12-18)|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> Possibly the confusion arose from a change of plan; the engineer, [[James Edward Fulton]], wrote that an arch had been substituted for the original cantilever design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19060206.2.17|title=CAMBRIDGE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE. (Waikato Times, 1906-02-06)|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> |
The classification of the design has been disputed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIKIN19071221.2.9|title=Waikato Independent, 1907-12-21|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> The heritage listing describes it as a [[cantilever bridge]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4159|title=Victoria Street Bridge, Leamington|last=|first=|date=|website=www.heritage.org.nz Heritage New Zealand|language=en-nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> which was also used in some contemporary descriptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19071218.2.90.1|title=THE FIRST STEEL CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN NEW ZEALAND. The above illustration shows the new single-span steel cantilever bridge at Cambridge, which will be opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunket, on Saturday next. This huge bridge spans the Waikato River and is a high level one. . . ' ... (New Zealand Herald, 1907-12-18)|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> Possibly the confusion arose from a change of plan; the engineer, [[James Edward Fulton]], wrote that an arch had been substituted for the original cantilever design. Others involved with the bridge were [[John Alexander Low Waddell]], as consultant, G. M. Fraser, contractor, and S. W. Jones as resident engineer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19060206.2.17|title=CAMBRIDGE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE. (Waikato Times, 1906-02-06)|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref> |
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The bridge cost £13,000.<ref name=":2" /> and was opened by the Governor, [[Baron Plunket|Lord Plunket]], on 21 December 1907. He arrived by special train from Auckland, his carriage was escorted through the main streets by the army and there were large crowds, streamers and the town band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIKIN19071221.2.14|title=CAMBRIDGE EN FETE. (Waikato Independent, 1907-12-21)|last=|first=|date=|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref> |
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== Earlier Cambridge bridges == |
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Originally the only connection between the two places was by punt. Then the first bridge was built in 1870/71 by the armed constabulary for £1,500.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.acenz.org.nz/uploads/Awards/Magazines/2015%20INNOVATE%20Magazine-FINAL-Revised%20in%202016%20including%20covers.pdf|title=Innovate NZTM Awards of Excellence, 1965 – 2015: 1966 – Fergusson Bridge, Cambridge|last=|first=|date=2015|website=Association of Consulting and Engineering Professionals in New Zealand (ACENZ)|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> It was near river level, with some piers in the river. It was destroyed by a flood on 17 November 1875, and replaced by the Red Bridge in 1876. That was a wooden truss girder bridge, 143 feet long and 14ft wide, which cost £2345 and was 12ft above the level of the 1870 bridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Articles/waikrivbrdg.htm|title=WAIKATO RIVER BRIDGE|last=|first=|date=|website=cambridgemuseum.org.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-06-18}}</ref> Both these early bridges were built on the site of the present Fergusson bridge.<ref name=":2" /> The shaky state of the Red Bridge prompted the building of Victoria Bridge. Red Bridge was demolished in 1909.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Revision as of 18:43, 21 June 2017
Victoria Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 37°53′58″S 175°28′27″E / 37.899323°S 175.474217°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Waikato River |
| Owner | Waipa District Council |
| Preceded by | Fergusson Bridge |
| Followed by | The Narrows Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 141 metres (463 ft) |
| Height | 35.4 metres (116 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | May 1907 |
| Opened | 21 December 1907 |
| Designated | 21 September 1989 |
| Reference no. | 4159 |
| Standort | |
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Victoria Bridge (or the High-level bridge) is a hinged braced arch, bridge in New Zealand, linking Cambridge with Leamington (developed after the bridge opened)[1] and spanning the Waikato River.[2]
The classification of the design has been disputed.[3] The heritage listing describes it as a cantilever bridge,[4] which was also used in some contemporary descriptions.[5] Possibly the confusion arose from a change of plan; the engineer, James Edward Fulton, wrote that an arch had been substituted for the original cantilever design. Others involved with the bridge were John Alexander Low Waddell, as consultant, G. M. Fraser, contractor, and S. W. Jones as resident engineer.[6]
The bridge cost £13,000.[4] and was opened by the Governor, Lord Plunket, on 21 December 1907. He arrived by special train from Auckland, his carriage was escorted through the main streets by the army and there were large crowds, streamers and the town band.[7]
Earlier Cambridge bridges
Originally the only connection between the two places was by punt. Then the first bridge was built in 1870/71 by the armed constabulary for £1,500.[8] It was near river level, with some piers in the river. It was destroyed by a flood on 17 November 1875, and replaced by the Red Bridge in 1876. That was a wooden truss girder bridge, 143 feet long and 14ft wide, which cost £2345 and was 12ft above the level of the 1870 bridge.[9] Both these early bridges were built on the site of the present Fergusson bridge.[4] The shaky state of the Red Bridge prompted the building of Victoria Bridge. Red Bridge was demolished in 1909.[4]
References
- ^ "LEAMINGTON DISTRICT". cambridgemuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "HERITAGE WALKS - WAIKATO RIVER". cambridgemuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Waikato Independent, 1907-12-21". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c d "Victoria Street Bridge, Leamington". www.heritage.org.nz Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "THE FIRST STEEL CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN NEW ZEALAND. The above illustration shows the new single-span steel cantilever bridge at Cambridge, which will be opened by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunket, on Saturday next. This huge bridge spans the Waikato River and is a high level one. . . ' ... (New Zealand Herald, 1907-12-18)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "CAMBRIDGE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE. (Waikato Times, 1906-02-06)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "CAMBRIDGE EN FETE. (Waikato Independent, 1907-12-21)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Innovate NZTM Awards of Excellence, 1965 – 2015: 1966 – Fergusson Bridge, Cambridge" (PDF). Association of Consulting and Engineering Professionals in New Zealand (ACENZ). 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "WAIKATO RIVER BRIDGE". cambridgemuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
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