Auckland Harbour Bridge

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The Auckland Harbour Bridge is a major steel arch bridge in Auckland, New Zealand, that spans the Waitematā Harbour and serves as a key transport link and city landmark.

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Auckland Harbour Bridge canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantilever truss bridge
road bridge
steel arch bridge
architect G. Maunsell & Partners
carries New Zealand State Highway 1
surface form: Northern Motorway (Auckland)

New Zealand State Highway 1
surface form: State Highway 1 (New Zealand)

motor vehicles
clearanceBelow about 43.3 metres at high tide
connects Auckland
surface form: Auckland city centre

Auckland Region
surface form: North Shore, Auckland

Northcote Point
St Marys Bay
constructionStartDate 1954
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
crosses Waitematā Harbour
surface form: Auckland Harbour

Waitematā Harbour
designer Freeman Fox & Partners
doesNotCarry bicycles
pedestrians
featuredIn Auckland New Year fireworks displays
hasAccident box girder failure during 1960s clip-on construction
hasFeature movable lane barrier system
heritageStatus engineering landmark
laneManagement tidal flow system
length about 1,020 metres
locatedIn Auckland
locatedInBodyOfWater Waitematā Harbour
mainSpanLength about 243.8 metres
maintainedBy Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
material steel
near Victoria Park, Auckland
Westhaven Marina
nicknamed coathanger
numberOfLanes 8
opened 1959-05-30
openingYear 1959
originalNumberOfLanes 4
owner New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government
partOf New Zealand State Highway 1
surface form: Auckland Northern Corridor
region Auckland Region
significance iconic Auckland city landmark
key transport link between Auckland CBD and North Shore
tollsRemoved 1984
tollStatus former toll bridge
trafficDirection left-hand traffic
widenedBy clip-on box girder extensions
wideningCompletionYear 1969
width about 43.27 metres after widening

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Auckland hasLandmark Auckland Harbour Bridge
Wynyard Quarter hasViewOf Auckland Harbour Bridge
Waitematā Harbour crossedBy Auckland Harbour Bridge
Queens Wharf hasViewOf Auckland Harbour Bridge
Princes Wharf hasViewOf Auckland Harbour Bridge