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Official opening of the Bealey bridge, 1936.

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Description Louise Lockie.."My Grandad, Bill Penman, was a blacksmith on this bridge. He lived in a hut near the bridge for a year while working on it."Date of Photo1936Map^[1]ContributorLouise Lockie

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Location (city or town)BealeyPersonBill PenmanLandmark (Place)Bealey bridgeEventOfficial opening of the Bealey bridge

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Date Created30th October 2018CommentsMelanie Galbraith
We used to call it the 21 bump bridge we would count them loud.

John Rawcliffe
And going across it in the back of a bus is interesting

Christine Farrell
Been over and back on that bridge plenty of times

Phil Olson
And here we are 89 years later still driving that rickety old single lane bridge. With all the tourist traffic and heavy vehicle movements now it is high time these old bridges were replaced.

Phil Wright
Was barely 1.5 million people back then,not many cars,and it's still the same bridge now and the population has tripled !

Ian Borlase
Unbelievable , it's still the same bridge ......
That's what happens when you let politicians run a country

Greg Mait
Well at least it's still standing . And everyone that crosses it has a unique experience .

Tony Kirwan
wouldnt miond a quid for every time i have crossed that bridge...

Suzanne Hall
Wow just show's incredible workmanship!! to last Sooo long!!

Barbara Barry Gerrard
Looks like that created quite a traffic jam

Mike Henderson
Is that the “Honeymoon Bridge” ?

Chris McNeill
Nice one, thanks

Donna O'Malley
The last time I went that way a rental campervan had a car use a bay while it went against the giveaway rules.

Hemi Mason
Wow that’s an oldie been over that bridge mine off times

Lewis Alsdorf
Hard bloke's making harder thing's b tough build tough

Carnerd Mark
1936 Oldsmobile being followed by two 1934 Chevs and a '36 Ford.

Stephen Haworth
My kids call it the, bumpy bridge

Kay Wickes
Wow, it’s that old?

Slarti Bartfast
Built to last.

Jack Tehan
And the traffic

James Broadbent
I remember the shared road/rail bridge over the Awatere.

Ceol Mhor NZ
Two 1936 Ford V8's in the line up.

Phil Olson
And here we are 89 years later still driving that rickety old single lane bridge. With all the tourist traffic and heavy vehicle movements now it is high time these old bridges were replaced.

Geoff Wood
Honeymoon bridge

Maurice O'Flaherty
its about time we got a new bridge

Steve Wright
Presumably built by the Ministry of Works? Could possibly do with that for some projects these days with the huge infrastructure costs from private companies.

Graham Piner
About time replaced with a curved two lane with a cycle lane needs more clearance to allow for future buildup of gravel plan for 100year life

Slarti Bartfast
Built to last.

Steve Wright
Presumably built by the Ministry of Works? Could possibly do with that for some projects these days with the huge infrastructure costs from private companies.

Karl Barkley
That Single Lane Bridge has Served the West Coast Now for 89 Year's ! Built Tough Back 1936 as the World Came out of the Great Depression and Heading towards WW2 !
Phil Olson
And here we are 89 years later still driving that rickety old single lane bridge. With all the tourist traffic and heavy vehicle movements now it is high time these old bridges were replaced.

Melanie Galbraith
We used to call it the 21 bump bridge we would count them loud.

Arthur Bass
Newt' went through the deck in his truck a few years ago.

Ian Borlase
Unbelievable , it's still the same bridge ......
That's what happens when you let politicians run a country

Geoff Wood
Honeymoon bridge

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Official opening of the Bealey bridge, 1936.

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