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At the end of the street where my daughter and family live.
People examine large cracks running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
The twisted and buckled bridge over the river. View looking down the bridge. Damaged from the Christchurch Earthquake Twitter | Facebook |
The transport agency says its earthquake strengthening of bridges has repaid itself in Canterbury after September's quake.
The Bridge of Remembrance behind cordon fencing. Damage on Cashel Mall can be partially seen through the bridge.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 April 2012 entitled, "Bridge Club Bangs".
The South Brighton bridge abutment (city side). Bridge looks fine, just both approaches have moved A LOT!
A video of the removal of the earthquake-damaged Medway Street bridge from the banks of the Avon River. The video shows members of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team removing the bridge and preparing it for transport to the Ferrymead Heritage Park. It will remain at the park until a permanent home can be found for it as an earthquake memorial.
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open. Bridge opened for traffic less than a week later, but still (23/09) has 30kmh speed restriction.
Opposition leader Simon Bridges is accusing the government of a spending blowout. He says the government plans to increase borrowing by $17 billion over the next four years. Mr Bridges tells Gyles Beckford the total is about what National had to borrow to steer the country through the Global Financial Crisis and the Canterbury earthquakes.
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. Looking down at the Avon River side of the Shirley Stream bridge showing how much the ground has slumped by - notice the unpainted concrete now exposed.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 June 2013 entitled, "Bridge is Back".
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge. In the background a man is photographing cracks in the road.
New Bridge in Ferrymead.
“Bridges are as much a distinctive part of the Christchurch landscape as its well-planted appearance and its old Gothic style provincial buildings. The chance which placed the city by the river Avo…
A damaged bridge in Lake Terrace Road in Burwood. The bridge has warped, and the pathway leading to it is badly cracked.
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
Detail of steel bracing supporting the Colombo Street overpass. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch the Colombo St overpass got damaged and they used reinforcing steel beams to hold it up".
Damage to New Brighton Bridge.
Damage to New Brighton Bridge.
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. The bridge approach to the left subsided. Temporary repairs have been carried out but you can still see evidence of the amount of subsidence by the traffic island in the middle of the road.
Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.