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Transportation of footbridge frame

20 October 1988

View during the transportation of a steel frame along Park Terrace. The frame is for a new footbridge to cross the Avon River from Park Terrace leading into Hagley Park.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: West / Hagley Park

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

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Cambridge Terrace area looking north from between Worcester and Gloucester Streets

Around 1859-1865

Between Worcester and Gloucester Streets. The bridge in the foreground was known as the Land Office Bridge and occupied the site of the present Worcester Street bridge. The buildings in the background are the Canterbury Provincial Buildings, taken before the erection of the stone Council Chamber on the south end.

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - West

Source: Canterbury times, 16 December 1900, p. 16

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Woolston Primary School pupils crossing a makeshift bridge.

21 March 1986

Woolston Primary School pupils crossing a makeshift bridge.

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Area: South East / Woolston

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Antigua Street bridge

18 December 1902

Demolition of old Antigua Street bridge over the Avon River.

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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Southwest

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Antigua Street bridge

2 August 1902

Demolition of old Antigua Street bridge over the Avon River.

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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Southwest

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Kilmore Street airbridge

11 December 1996

The Kilmore Street airbridge linking the Town Hall with the convention centre.

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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

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Flooded Waimakariri River

14 May 1964

The Waimakariri River during a flood, with the two bridges crossing the river.

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Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

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Construction of the Durham Street South bridge

11 October 1976

Construction of the bridge crossing the Avon River and linking Cambridge Terrace with Durham Street South.

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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

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Stringer's Bridge on the Waipara River

2 January 1962

View of Stringer's Bridge on the Waipara River near Broomfield. "Memories of picnics and warm river swimming." - Contributor's note

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Contributor: Isabel Tweedy

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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Swing bridge at Wainui YMCA camp

17 January 1981

Children on a swing bridge at the Wainui YMCA camp.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Banks Peninsula / Banks Peninsula Eastern Bays

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