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Week 13
3 June 2006
 
 
Auckland Harbour Bridge
 
 
With a total length of 1,020m, a main span of 243.8m, rising 43.27m above high water, the
Auckland Harbour Bridge runs over the Waitemata Harbour joining St Mary's Bay in
Auckland City with Northcote in North Shore City.  This bridge was opened on May 30,
1959 after 4 years of construction starting out as a toll bridge, charging 2/6 (25 cents)
per car until it was discontinued in 1984.  The bridge was originally built with 4 lanes
but with increasing traffic levels, box girder clip-on sections on either side, transformed
the bridge in 1969 to eight lanes.   The 'Nippon clip-ons' were manufactured by Japanese contractors,  Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd.  With a life expectancy of 50
years, the clip-ons would have to be replaced in 2016.  In May 2007, Transit New
Zealand announced that trucks are to be banned from two lanes to try and make the 
stucture last longer
 
 
Quote for the week
 
My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye
may entirely change my idea.  - Edward Weston
 
 
 
 
The view of the bridge from Pt Erin Park
 
 
 
 
Walking Auckland Harbour Bridge takes about 2.5 hours.  The first guided
walk took place late 2001, marking the first time the public were allowed
to walk on the bridge since its opening in 1959
 
 
 
 
Auckland is home to the world's first harbour bridge Bungy jump.
There is a variety of jumps with the 'water touch' option
being the favourite.  This is sure the fastest way
of getting to see the Waitemata Harbour!
 
 
 
 
Sailing underneatch the bridge
 
 
 
 
Look!  There's hope .....
 
 
 
 
Northcote Wharf
 
 
 
 
Sailboats from 'Pride of Auckland'
 
 
 
 
A tugboat with the Waitakere Mountain Ranges in the background
 
 
 
 
Auckland Harbour Bridge as seen from Northcote
 
 
 
 
I watched as this Asian Paper Wasp neatly sliced himself a piece of fish
scrap off a fish cutting board at Northcote Warf
 
 
 
 
 

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