Deadman's Point Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 45°02′19″S 169°13′16″E / 45.03861°S 169.22111°E |
Carries | 2 lanes of State Highway 8B |
Crosses | Lake Dunstan |
Owner | New Zealand Transport Agency |
Preceded by | Deadman's Point Footbridge |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
Trough construction | concrete |
Total length | 272 metres (892 ft) |
Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Water depth | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Longest span | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Piers in water | 4 |
Clearance below | 9 metres (30 ft) on true left of lake |
No. of lanes | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Ministry of Works and Development |
Built | 1986 |
Replaces | Cromwell Bridge |
Location | |
Deadman's Point Bridge crosses Lake Dunstan at Cromwell, Central Otago, as part of New Zealand's State Highway 8 (SH8). A short spur section, SH8B, joins SH8 on the true left bank of Lake Dunstan, crossing Deadman's Point Bridge to meet State Highway 6 immediately west of Cromwell.