GREYMOUTH - COBDEN Rail Bridge. 1995.

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DescriptionThe Cobden Railway Bridge was demolished in mid-2006. The structure crossed the Grey River and had been completed in 1898 as part of the railway north from Greymouth to Runanga, Rewanui and Rapahoe coal bins A span remains in situ on the north bank and a relocated span with interpretation are located on the town side.Date of Photo1995Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)GREYMOUTH-COBDEN Rail BridgeOrganisation (eg business)GREYMOUTH-COBDEN Rail Bridge

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Date Created15th October 2022CommentsCathie Ferguson
My uncle Ian worked in the building in the background. My grandmother and I sometimes had lunch with him there in the school holidays.

Dale Felmingham
My great aunt's father designed that bridge

Mary Moffitt
The curved structure of this bridge has always amazed me.

Daphne Andrews
Remember well.
Annie Van Looy
We used to play on the bridge as kids and when the train came along we had to pop out onto the side beams till it had passed good memories

Yvonne Lawson
Been over that bridge heaps of times. Went to work and home by steam train in the 60s.

Dougal Hurst
We built three bridges and pulled three bridges down too replace that bridge,and yes the "barber" does cut right through you

William Joseph Wilson
Dougal Hurst o glory days ….. hahahahaha

Rob Lunn
The old timers knew how build things apparently the s shape added great strength to the structure and of course it stood the test of time

Bruce Tones
I, with others, did a lot of work, on that bridge, a tough bridge to work on too

Frank ODonnell
I remember working on the bridge with you mate, great memories

Elaine Barrow
I remember those days!

Mary Curphey
used to walk across that with my heart in my mouth

Lois Little
Beaut picture

Mark Bradford
It was the only S Bend Rail Bridge in the
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Steve FitzGerald
Could have stood for another 100 years even without maintainence as a reminder of the past. I cannot understand the prevailing demolition philosophy that's so rampant in Greymouth

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