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Ruth Naylor Ther has been a few accidents on this stretch of road over the years.
Trish Rennie We lived at Golden Sands then Heather and I recall Dad doing the same...used to know every bump n bend all too well as we rode in the back seat ...below window level as no car seats in those days. Dad used to help maintain this stretch of road with the MOW grader...
Trevor Wylde Went around the 10 mile heaps of times going to bach at Punakaiki growing up
John Nancekivell Accidents only happen when careless people should not be driving!! Graham Ngatuere I toot my horn on most corners out of respect for other road users
Lois Iacoppi It’s a much better drive today
Trevor Keith Scott Understand where you are coming from at 16 I traveled from Greymouth Fox Glacier when building with me Dad the Fox Post Office. Thatb
Susan Barlow Oh GOSH! I SO remember Dad doing this as well.
Trevor Keith Scott Sorry I took time out to have a drink, What a was attempting to say that I know the roads roam Greymouth to CH, Haast, Westpost, Nelson and I must say roads were slightly difficult to say the least!!
Susan Barlow LOL! To say the least!!Michael Benedict Flanagan Gd on a road bike
Sheryl Iraia This was all I knew, I lived at the 12Mile. Biked over it too, going to Runanga to visit Nana Piner.
Richard Byrne My dad drove Newman’s bus on this road for years and I was a grader driver on the north end Buller end
Judi Mears My granfather Henry Langridge worked on the approaches to this bridge...son Zac worked with HEB structures on the latest rebuild. Number of the family sourced gold from this river over the past 100 years.Leslie McKendry Don't know about that, can remember counting 10 of them when I played.
Heather Newby I used to get carsick going around those bends .. on family Sunday drives.
Trish Rennie There were coal bins at the Northern end of this bridge from memory or the remains of...
Bob Jamieson Two bridges? I don't ever recall two bridges side by side.
Francie Ilton We put a Bailey bridge across there once when I was with the works .can remember blowing the wooden bridge up and put the one in that's there today
Keith Funnell Excuse my ignorance, as only being a descendant of Coasters, but the logic behind the mileage to names along this road, eg “10 mile” refers to what? My point being we don’t have a “8.5 mile” do we? Is it these creeks and streams that were the milestones?
Glenn Johnston In this case it would be the approximate distance from Greymouth to the creek about 10 miles north. Not only creeks were given such names but bluffs, beaches and even settlements.
Wendy Bruce I used to hide when we were taken on our annual drive to Punakaiki so I couldn’t see those hideous corners & bridges. Also hated the sound of the sea until I was a teenager.
Trevor Keith Scott 14 mile, that was a great place for Paua and blue lip mussels, family used to have a fire on the beach bring out the old cast Iron pot and there was our gathered feed with home made bread, & butter. Used old Tea urn to have a nice cup of tea....using proper leaves from the Store. Yes they were great days.
Trevor Keith Scott Stop on the way home at the Rapahoi Hotel, sister & I had sarsaparilla, Mum & Dad had something a little stronger!!!! We lived at Paroa in them days so it was a great Sunday drive out all together.
Kevin Voigt Can say I don't remember 2 bridges but photo is proof
Brian Steele I can never remember 2 bridges so that is news to me and must of been a long time ago. I can remember a big slip that came down in the area where there was an old coal mine or bins used to be. As a result the current bridge was built and road was realained on the northern approach to the bridge to what it is today
John Rosanowski It's possible that these names were applied to identify the bridge etc when they were being planned and built.
Ray Vincent I assume distance was used as an ID, to find bridges, houses etc, certainly remember the 2 bridges, used to travel to Westport weekly from 69 throu to 89, as mentioned, 2nd installed to allow new bridge to be built.
Simone Phillips Kathryn Leafe
Chris Munn Wonderful spot.
Stephen Dwyer Love looking at all these old pictures and comparing the lack of bush in them with what we have today. Not many places are worse off nowadays.
Amy Crawford Great memories on the school bus crossing this bridge to Barrytown school
Susan Carrington Baistow Siddall
Very cool
Kevin Oregan
When you see it like that from above... What a. Spectacular country NZ is. Great pic. Kevin
Caroline Dunlop
Rugged country.
Lorraine Rennie
What a great picture!!
Peter Oakley
Remember that bridge so well during the five years I was teaching at Barrytown School.☺️
Sandra Rooney
Chugged up that hill in an old Austin van towing a trailer of Kiwi coal. Hand on door catch in case we didn't make it
Trish Rennie
I well remember it looking like that and the remnants of bins on the hill at the northern end
Frances McMillan
I remember when that bridge was there
Merv Cate
I remember in 1964 coming back from Punakaika we were coming down the hill back to Dunollie towards the ten mile bridge but a bus was stoped on the bridge, site seeging, we didn't have any brakes and hit the posh tourist bus with dad's old v8 coup, I think it took him years to pay that off.
C May L'Huillier
As a kid we always walked picking up coal along that gravel road from top of hill to bridge which spilled off trucks coming from coal mines .
Francie Ilton
I remember this bridge well we blew it up and built a new one back in the m o w days
Peter Butterworth
I remember that bridge well , there was a coal nine just over the bridge heading to Greymouth
C May L'Huillier
Peter Butterworth yeah I reckon you would coming from Woodpecker Bay.
Peter Butterworth
C May L'Huillier Dead right Auntie
Lawrence Smithson
Peter Butterworth was your dad Sid
Peter Butterworth
Lawrence Smithson yes we lived at Woodpecker Bay or Tiromoana
Lawrence Smithson
Yes spent many hrs at your house knew sid well
Sheryl Iraia
Swam in the creek under that bridge as a kid.
Doug Reinheimer
still a one way bridge, too cold to swim try punakaikai
Pamela Moffitt Russ
Great photo
Helen Joan Forrest
A shame the bridge wasn't built at the top off the hill at the first corner. Going to Barrytown as a child was terrifying.
Heather Newby
I agree Helen Joan Forrest
Sheryl Iraia
Never thought anything of it.
Jennifer Payne
would have spoilt the drive to take out that section, have always loved driving down there over the bridge and up the other side, so beautiful
Graham Porter
i have driven up the road that turns off at the bottom,,early 1980,,before the gate was put in
Ruth Naylor Ther has been a few accidents on this stretch of road over the years.
Trish Rennie We lived at Golden Sands then Heather and I recall Dad doing the same...used to know every bump n bend all too well as we rode in the back seat ...below window level as no car seats in those days. Dad used to help maintain this stretch of road with the MOW grader...
Trevor Wylde Went around the 10 mile heaps of times going to bach at Punakaiki growing up
John Nancekivell Accidents only happen when careless people should not be driving!! Graham Ngatuere I toot my horn on most corners out of respect for other road users
Lois Iacoppi It’s a much better drive today
Trevor Keith Scott Understand where you are coming from at 16 I traveled from Greymouth Fox Glacier when building with me Dad the Fox Post Office. Thatb
Susan Barlow Oh GOSH! I SO remember Dad doing this as well.
Trevor Keith Scott Sorry I took time out to have a drink, What a was attempting to say that I know the roads roam Greymouth to CH, Haast, Westpost, Nelson and I must say roads were slightly difficult to say the least!!
Susan Barlow LOL! To say the least!!Michael Benedict Flanagan Gd on a road bike
Sheryl Iraia This was all I knew, I lived at the 12Mile. Biked over it too, going to Runanga to visit Nana Piner.
Richard Byrne My dad drove Newman’s bus on this road for years and I was a grader driver on the north end Buller end
Judi Mears My granfather Henry Langridge worked on the approaches to this bridge...son Zac worked with HEB structures on the latest rebuild. Number of the family sourced gold from this river over the past 100 years.Leslie McKendry Don't know about that, can remember counting 10 of them when I played.
Heather Newby I used to get carsick going around those bends .. on family Sunday drives.
Trish Rennie There were coal bins at the Northern end of this bridge from memory or the remains of...
Bob Jamieson Two bridges? I don't ever recall two bridges side by side.
Francie Ilton We put a Bailey bridge across there once when I was with the works .can remember blowing the wooden bridge up and put the one in that's there today
Keith Funnell Excuse my ignorance, as only being a descendant of Coasters, but the logic behind the mileage to names along this road, eg “10 mile” refers to what? My point being we don’t have a “8.5 mile” do we? Is it these creeks and streams that were the milestones?
Glenn Johnston In this case it would be the approximate distance from Greymouth to the creek about 10 miles north. Not only creeks were given such names but bluffs, beaches and even settlements.
Wendy Bruce I used to hide when we were taken on our annual drive to Punakaiki so I couldn’t see those hideous corners & bridges. Also hated the sound of the sea until I was a teenager.
Trevor Keith Scott 14 mile, that was a great place for Paua and blue lip mussels, family used to have a fire on the beach bring out the old cast Iron pot and there was our gathered feed with home made bread, & butter. Used old Tea urn to have a nice cup of tea....using proper leaves from the Store. Yes they were great days.
Trevor Keith Scott Stop on the way home at the Rapahoi Hotel, sister & I had sarsaparilla, Mum & Dad had something a little stronger!!!! We lived at Paroa in them days so it was a great Sunday drive out all together.
Kevin Voigt Can say I don't remember 2 bridges but photo is proof
Brian Steele I can never remember 2 bridges so that is news to me and must of been a long time ago. I can remember a big slip that came down in the area where there was an old coal mine or bins used to be. As a result the current bridge was built and road was realained on the northern approach to the bridge to what it is today
John Rosanowski It's possible that these names were applied to identify the bridge etc when they were being planned and built.
Ray Vincent I assume distance was used as an ID, to find bridges, houses etc, certainly remember the 2 bridges, used to travel to Westport weekly from 69 throu to 89, as mentioned, 2nd installed to allow new bridge to be built.
Simone Phillips Kathryn Leafe
Chris Munn Wonderful spot.
Stephen Dwyer Love looking at all these old pictures and comparing the lack of bush in them with what we have today. Not many places are worse off nowadays.
Amy Crawford Great memories on the school bus crossing this bridge to Barrytown school
Susan Carrington Baistow Siddall
Very cool
Kevin Oregan
When you see it like that from above... What a. Spectacular country NZ is. Great pic. Kevin
Caroline Dunlop
Rugged country.
Lorraine Rennie
What a great picture!!
Peter Oakley
Remember that bridge so well during the five years I was teaching at Barrytown School.☺️
Sandra Rooney
Chugged up that hill in an old Austin van towing a trailer of Kiwi coal. Hand on door catch in case we didn't make it
Trish Rennie
I well remember it looking like that and the remnants of bins on the hill at the northern end
Frances McMillan
I remember when that bridge was there
Merv Cate
I remember in 1964 coming back from Punakaika we were coming down the hill back to Dunollie towards the ten mile bridge but a bus was stoped on the bridge, site seeging, we didn't have any brakes and hit the posh tourist bus with dad's old v8 coup, I think it took him years to pay that off.
C May L'Huillier
As a kid we always walked picking up coal along that gravel road from top of hill to bridge which spilled off trucks coming from coal mines .
Francie Ilton
I remember this bridge well we blew it up and built a new one back in the m o w days
Peter Butterworth
I remember that bridge well , there was a coal nine just over the bridge heading to Greymouth
C May L'Huillier
Peter Butterworth yeah I reckon you would coming from Woodpecker Bay.
Peter Butterworth
C May L'Huillier Dead right Auntie
Lawrence Smithson
Peter Butterworth was your dad Sid
Peter Butterworth
Lawrence Smithson yes we lived at Woodpecker Bay or Tiromoana
Lawrence Smithson
Yes spent many hrs at your house knew sid well
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