Up and Away

The remaining central span of the old Pakarae River bridge was blasted out of existence recently. The new concrete bridge has been open for some time and the old bridge, serving no more useful purpose, was destroyed by Ministry of Works engineers.

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Amid a cloud of explosive dust the bridge is torn apart.

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The extensive span of the new structure is a far cry from the old type bridge, the last span of which is shown below.

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