Odd question but does New Zealand have any covered bridges? i have done a lot of riding around but don't seem to recall seeing any, if anyone doesn't know what i'm talking about i have attached a picture.
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Odd question but does New Zealand have any covered bridges? i have done a lot of riding around but don't seem to recall seeing any, if anyone doesn't know what i'm talking about i have attached a picture.
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dukes of hazard style! ive never seen any but am curious now too...
are you from usa danger dave?
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They are called tunnels here.
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Nope not at all, i'm NZ born & breedOriginally Posted by fridayflash
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i know the covered bridges thing is a tourist attraction in the southern states and bible belt regions of usa
many are now protected etc
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The closest we get to a covered bridge are the double-decked combined rail/road bridges - and they are few and far between now but were once more common.
There's one north of Taumarunui where the Taumarunui-Stratford railway line crosses the Ongarue River > look for where the Okahukura Saddle Rd leaves SH4 and it's near there.
Another is the one in the Karangahake Gorge that is part of the walk/cycle way that used to be the rail line through there to Paeroa, plus the one at Awatere near Seddon - though that has been replaced by a new road bridge.
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that south island one was legendary, i heard it was replaced, does it still exist for railway only now?
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Yeah rail only with new road bridge alongside. I thought the other two mentioned above were truss bridges but not double deck so rail only.
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Merv
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What's the point? Why do they exist?
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Did a wee check - when all else fails, check the info...
Only three doubledeck rail/road bridges in NZ - the one north of Taumarunui, the one in the Karangahake Gorge and the Awatera River bridge.
Have driven over all three and all have the road on the lower deck with rail above. And all are one lane only, which used to cause problems at the Awatera River bridge.
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To keep the bridge dry from rain you dummie
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self bracing i assume, like a truss bridge but fully enclosed
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So Clint Eastwood could make and star in a movie.
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or if they're vietnamese they're the Gooks of hazard...
Fair weather rider
From Wikipedia... 'A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof and siding which, in most covered bridges, create an almost complete enclosure.[1] The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges have a life span of only 10 to 15 years because of the effects of rain and sun.[2]'
Having lived 12 years in the US, they are interesting sights when travelling around, particularly in the NE.
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