First driver of the Sockburn overhead bridge

26 May 1960

R.J. Roberts, the chairman of the Hornby County Town Committee, driving over the Sockburn overhead bridge as the first person to use the bridge.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: West / Sockburn

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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First driver of the Sockburn overhead bridge

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