Cobham Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Cobham Bridge in 2016 (after 2015 repaint) | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′20″S175°17′42″E / 37.80553°S 175.29493°E /-37.80553; 175.29493 |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Waikato River |
| Owner | NZTA |
| Preceded by | Peacocke Bridge |
| Followed by | Victoria Bridge, Hamilton |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 143.3m |
| Width | 9.14m |
| No. of spans | four – 33.5m, 39.6m, 30.5m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | ADT 200024,435 200526,800 201027,606 201529,000 202033,300 202129,000[1] |
| Location | |
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Cobham Bridge is a 143.3 m (470 ft) long[2]girder bridge[3] inHamilton,New Zealand, on Cobham Drive, which is part ofSH1C.
It spans theWaikato River. TheMinistry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963. Its deck is 28 m (92 ft) above sea level.[2] The river bed is 3.5 m (11 ft) above sea level.[4]
Like the 1962Cobham Bridge over the Whanganui River, it was opened whenLord Cobham wasGovernor General, though not opened by him. MrsAdams-Schneider,Mayor Denis Rogers andMinister of Works,Stan Goosman, were at the opening.[5]
Aerial views –
37°48′19.9″S175°17′42.1″E / 37.805528°S 175.295028°E /-37.805528; 175.295028