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Chooky
19th January 2009, 14:34
The Kopu bridge was built in 1927 and it still opens to let the ferry through.
Its a pretty slick manouvre...they stop the traffic [obviously]..the ferry already waiting....bridge opens...boat roars through and bridge closes.
Takes no more than a minute or 2.
wbks
19th January 2009, 14:46
Lived in Thames or around it for all my life and only ever seen it open once that I can remember. The new one is being planned out aparantly though. I think it was 23 mill? Yay... Even larger hordes of jaffas in motorhomes and sportscars towing jetski's to hone in on the town :) It is quite impressive though, for such a old bridge. It has really bad repairs though. I bloody swear the filling they make only makes things worse. Can't help that the traffic lines sometimes reach whole kilometers back.
Finn
19th January 2009, 14:47
I didn't know that. Interesting.

Did you happen to read about the Green Party complaining about the new bridge? What morons.
wbks
19th January 2009, 14:55
I know I just made a crack about it myself, but what can they complain about? Only thing I can think of is more crayzeh motorsickle drivers turning up to the pub in faster succession
Mully
19th January 2009, 15:08
Did you happen to read about the Green Party complaining

Impossible. Never happens.
Chooky
19th January 2009, 15:24
The first photo taken today...this one taken some months ago..

Yea the greenies want this old bridge kept as an historic site,so it will be kept closed but still have to open to let boats through that will be able to go under the new one...Guess who will have to pay for that...?

Longest que I've seen is 7kms on the Auckland side..
Katman
19th January 2009, 15:29
How does it work? Does it lift slightly before turning to allow for the turning piece to miss the solid sections?
Big Dave
19th January 2009, 15:33
That muddy estuary and antiquated bridge are like going to the worlds most beautiful house and having to enter via the bathroom renovations.
wbks
19th January 2009, 15:36
You mean they will close the actual bridge? As in the whole road after it that leads into kopu? It would be like deserted or just a dead end at the bridge...
Nagash
19th January 2009, 16:36
You mean they will close the actual bridge? As in the whole road after it that leads into kopu? It would be like deserted or just a dead end at the bridge...

Decent drag strip..
Ixion
19th January 2009, 16:43
I like it. I don't see the problem. They should leave it alone, there's better uses for money.
wbks
19th January 2009, 16:49
Decent drag strip..EXACTLY what I was thinking when I typed that out!:eek: KB waterside 400m sprints anyone?:niceone:
Chooky
19th January 2009, 17:59
How does it work? Does it lift slightly before turning to allow for the turning piece to miss the solid sections?

I'm not sure but my guess is that it lifts to "unlock" it before it turns...I will try and find out...I watched today but couldn't see any sign of it lifting.
I know that when its closed [that is closed for boats] it is rock solid,even when you drive a 40 ton truck over it.