Fairfield Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Fairfield Bridge from north west | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′19″S 175°16′12″E / 37.772°S 175.270°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Waikato River |
| Locale | Fairfield, Hamilton |
| Preceded by | Whitiora Bridge |
| Followed by | Pukete Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied-arch |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 139 metres (457 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Stanley Jones |
| Constructed by | Roose Shipping |
| Construction start | 6 August 1934 |
| Opened | 26 April 1937 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 2002 19,052 2005 18,550 2010 19,100 2015 18,900 2020 17,700 2021 16,900 2022 17,300[1] |
| Location | |
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Fairfield Bridge is a tied-arch bridge on the Waikato River in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city.[2] It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.[3]
It was registered as a Category I 'Historic Place' with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on 30 August 1990.[4] The Great Race starts just north of the bridge, with the rowers passing under it during the race.[5]
There were days when drovers would drive stock over the main Fairfield Bridge to Frankton saleyards.[6]
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- ^ "Hamilton's bridges". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Fairfield Bridge, Waikato". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Fairfield Bridge". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Ian (28 September 2009). "Waikato hold out Oxford". Waikato Times. Stuff. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Neville Grinter (December 1976). Hamilton and the Waikato. A. H. & A. W. Reed. ISBN 9780589009717.