Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
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Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
The Remembrance Day service at the Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street.
The Remembrance Day service at the Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street.
A man photographs a crack on the Bridge Street bridge where the bridge has moved relative to the road.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of reinforcing under the bridge on Bridge Street.
A photograph of reinforcing under the bridge on Bridge Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath before the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi, over the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of the Manchester Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace, over the Avon River.
A photograph of road works on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The footpath has been dug up to access the pipes underneath.
At the end of the street where my daughter and family live.
20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake
South Brighton Bridge. See the gap between the abutment and the bridge itself (just to right of lower person).
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
People examine large cracks running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.