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Waione Street Bridge
Waione Street Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Waione Street Bridge viewed from the Petone side | |
| Coordinates | 41°13′59″S 174°54′00″E / 41.233055°S 174.900037°E |
| Carries | Waione Street  |
| Crosses | Hutt River |
| Other name(s) | Hutt Estuary Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Simply-supported prestressed concrete spans |
| Width | 16.383 m (53.75 ft) |
| Longest span | 32 m (105 ft) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Wilkins & Davies Construction Company |
| Opened | September 1954 |
| Location | |
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The Waione Street Bridge (also known as the Hutt Estuary Bridge) is a bridge across the Hutt River in Lower Hutt, New Zealand that was completed in 1954. The bridge is notable because it was the first substantial bridge in New Zealand to be constructed using prestressed concrete beams.[1][2] The bridge connects Petone with Seaview, and carries Waione Street with one lane in each direction. It also carries major water pipes across the Hutt River. There is a pedestrian walkway on the south side.[1] The bridge has 5 main spans, each of 32 m (105 ft) length, supported with four piers installed into the bed of the river.[3]
The foundations of the bridge are unusual, because the piers are bedded on a layer of marine clay that overlies the Waiwhetu artesian aquifer.[3]
- ^ a b "Hutt Estuary Bridge". Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Phillips, Jock (11 March 2010). "Hutt estuary bridge". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b W. G. Morrison (15 November 1954). "The Hutt Estuary Bridge" (PDF). New Zealand Engineering. 9 (11): 356–375. ISSN 0028-808X. Wikidata Q131900709.
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