Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:04 12:05:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Footbridge, Avonside Drive".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:27 15:43:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington. The Medway Street footbridge".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:27 15:43:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington. The Medway Street footbridge".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:27 15:43:09

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington. The Medway Street footbridge still standing".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1947

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The Medway Street footbridge in Richmond has warped beyond repair in the February 2011 earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1948

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The Medway Street footbridge in Richmond has warped beyond repair in the February 2011 earthquake.

Twisted Memories

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "This bridge over the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand has been left in place since the first major earthquake back in September 2010. Graffiti artists or taggers are still leaving their marks on it even though it is nearly twisted at 90 degrees at one point".

Earthquake Contortions

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The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:10 (16)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Movement around Dallington Terrace was varied. The Medway Street footbridge from River Road to Avonside Drive".

When River Banks Move

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The damaged Snell Place footbridge. A crack is visible at the apex of the span. The photographer comments, "Before the Christchurch earthquakes this bridge used to be just just 9 feet at high tide above the River Avon. Now with the ends pushed together it has probably moved up another 9 feet".