First Cobden Bridge,1886, and information on the Cobden Bridges in the 2nd image..

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DescriptionPhoto 1:First Cobden Bridge.

Photo 2:Information on the Cobden bridges.Date of Photo1886Map^[1]ContributorMoe Bowes

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)First Cobden BridgeCobden Bridge

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LinkFacebookCommentsLorraine O'Donoghue Oh boy I learnt to drive over that in the 1960s.

Mary Hopkins Lorraine O'Donoghue me too

Deborah Marley I used to walk it scared stiff I was gonna fall thru wen the boards moved...hated riding my bike over it...driving over it never bothered me

Susan Lynn Love it

Niaouli Wolf What an achievement built in the days of shovels, picks and wheel narrows.

Shona Ratana I well remember this bridge

Lynn Day i remember my mother saying she used to wish the river would flood and wash it away so she didnt have to go to school

Charlie Cleghorn Been over it a few times
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Christine Hansen Great pic.. need more of these old memories..

Adam Gilshnan What year was it removed?

Maye Dunn Adam Gilshnan I've tried to find the answer for you. The 2nd bridge( which was the one before the one there now) I have a photo of it taken 1 June 1930. So don't know how long it had been there before the photo was taken.

Lyn Moe A bit of info on the bridge

Anne Honey Not a barber in sight. Wasn't it famous

George Samuel the second cobden bridge closed in 1975 bridge was pulled down not long after'

Cedric Trounson what year was this pic taken? notice the amount of gravel on the south side in the riverbed.

Greg Hine
Took me a moment moment to realise it was taken from the Cobden side! Was going to ask what happened to the buildings and stone wall on the north side! I’m glad this bridge was removed before all the pc crap of today, at least we can still see the pillars of where it originally stood!

Sandra Rooney
If you had a small car you could pass another small car.

Jonesy Wolfhunter Jones
Can still hear the boards rattling under the car

Peta Jones
Ian, we are old but not quite that old! We drove and walked the second bridge!

Jonesy Wolfhunter Jones
oh don’t remember walking it ??

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First Cobden Bridge,1886, and information on the Cobden Bridges in the 2nd image..

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