About: Kopu Bridge

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The Historic Kopu Bridge (originally Hauraki Bridge and sometimes Waihou River Bridge) is a single-lane swing bridge that spans the Waihou River, near its emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The bridge was completed in 1928 and was part of State Highway 25. The swinging span in the middle of the bridge is 43 metres long and with an overall length of 463 metres, the bridge was the longest and oldest single lane bridge within the state highway network. It is also New Zealand's only remaining operational swing bridge.

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  • Die Kopu-Brücke ist eine einspurige Drehbrücke über den Waihou River in Neuseeland, nahe dessen Mündung in die Bucht Firth of Thames. Sie liegt im Thames-Coromandel District auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Die Brücke wurde 1928 vollendet und ist Teil des New Zealand State Highway 25. Der drehbare Teil in der Mitte der Brücke ist 43 m lang, die gesamte Brücke überspannt 463 m. Damit ist die Brücke die älteste einspurige Brücke des Systems der State Highways. Sie war die erste Brücke über den Waihou River und ist die Hauptverbindung zwischen den Hauraki Plains und der Coromandel Peninsula. Der Verkehr wird von Ampeln geregelt. Die Brücke ist für ihre Staus zu Spitzenzeiten berüchtigt. 2006 kündigte Transit New Zealand an, zur Entlastung etwas flussaufwärts eine zweite Brücke für den State Highway bauen zu wollen. Die alte Brücke soll wegen ihrer historischen Bedeutung erhalten bleiben. Diese Brücke ist im Bau. (de)
  • El Puente Kopu (en inglés: Kopu Bridge; originalmente Puente Hauraki y a veces Puente del río Waihou) es un puente colgante de un solo carril que atraviesa el río Waihou, en el Distrito Thames-Coromandel en la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda. El puente se terminó en 1928 y fue parte de la carretera estatal 25. Tiene 43 metros de largo y una longitud total de 463 metros, el puente fue el más largo con un solo carril y el más antiguo de la red estatal de carreteras.​ Como el primer paso disponible del río Waihou y el vínculo principal entre las llanuras de Hauraki y la península Coromandel, posee una gran cantidad de tráfico, especialmente durante los días festivos. Debido a un aumento gradual en el tráfico entre Auckland y la Península de Coromandel, en la década de 1990 el puente se convirtió en el puente de un solo carril más utilizado en el país, con un volumen de tráfico de un promedio de 9.000 vehículos por día.​ (es)
  • The Historic Kopu Bridge (originally Hauraki Bridge and sometimes Waihou River Bridge) is a single-lane swing bridge that spans the Waihou River, near its emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The bridge was completed in 1928 and was part of State Highway 25. The swinging span in the middle of the bridge is 43 metres long and with an overall length of 463 metres, the bridge was the longest and oldest single lane bridge within the state highway network. It is also New Zealand's only remaining operational swing bridge. As the first available crossing of the Waihou River and the main link between the Hauraki Plains and Coromandel Peninsula, it sees a lot of traffic, especially during holidays. Due to a gradual increase in the traffic between Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula, by the early 1990s the bridge became the most heavily used single lane bridge in the country, with traffic volumes of an average of 9,000 vehicles per day. Traffic flow over the bridge was controlled by traffic lights and the bridge was notorious for queues which formed during peak times such as holiday weekends, when three hours delay were common. Rarely used as boat traffic declined (especially for shipping use, with the river once navigable all the way up to the town of Paeroa) in the latter years before it was closed to traffic, the swing span could still be opened to provide a 15.3 m wide channel to passing vessels. The bridge is the only surviving road bridge of the swing span type in the country and Heritage New Zealand lists the bridge as a Category 1 historic place, while it is also on the IPENZ Engineering Heritage Register. In December 2011 a new two-lane bridge opened directly to the south of the old bridge. The old bridge remains under active threat of demolition. However a local group, the Historic Kopu Bridge Society has been working since 2011 to retain the bridge into community ownership, so that it may remain as a pedestrian and cycleway and NZ's last remaining operational swingbridge. (en)
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  • 1928
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  • Looking east over the old bridge (en)
  • New bridge being built in early 2010. Working deck shown only, final bridge level much higher (en)
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  • J. E. L. Cull (en)
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  • 463 m (en)
  • 587 m (en)
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  • 42.8 m (en)
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  • Concrete, steel girders (en)
  • Timber piling, concrete piers, steel plate girder spans (en)
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  • Kopu Bridge (en)
  • Historic Kopu Bridge (en)
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  • El Puente Kopu (en inglés: Kopu Bridge; originalmente Puente Hauraki y a veces Puente del río Waihou) es un puente colgante de un solo carril que atraviesa el río Waihou, en el Distrito Thames-Coromandel en la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda. (es)
  • Die Kopu-Brücke ist eine einspurige Drehbrücke über den Waihou River in Neuseeland, nahe dessen Mündung in die Bucht Firth of Thames. Sie liegt im Thames-Coromandel District auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Die Brücke wurde 1928 vollendet und ist Teil des New Zealand State Highway 25. Der drehbare Teil in der Mitte der Brücke ist 43 m lang, die gesamte Brücke überspannt 463 m. Damit ist die Brücke die älteste einspurige Brücke des Systems der State Highways. Sie war die erste Brücke über den Waihou River und ist die Hauptverbindung zwischen den Hauraki Plains und der Coromandel Peninsula. Der Verkehr wird von Ampeln geregelt. Die Brücke ist für ihre Staus zu Spitzenzeiten berüchtigt. (de)
  • The Historic Kopu Bridge (originally Hauraki Bridge and sometimes Waihou River Bridge) is a single-lane swing bridge that spans the Waihou River, near its emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The bridge was completed in 1928 and was part of State Highway 25. The swinging span in the middle of the bridge is 43 metres long and with an overall length of 463 metres, the bridge was the longest and oldest single lane bridge within the state highway network. It is also New Zealand's only remaining operational swing bridge. (en)
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  • Kopu-Brücke (de)
  • Puente Kopu (es)
  • Kopu Bridge (en)
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