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Stone Bridge
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New Zealand
Timaru District
Normanby Road, Normanby
Arch bridge, arch under the roadway
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The Stone Bridge, built around 1875 on Normanby Road in Normanby, north of Kingsdown, is one of several stone arch bridges constructed from local bluestone basalt in South Canterbury. These bridges stand as lasting examples of early engineering and craftsmanship. Constructed by the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works, the Stone Bridge has historical, archaeological, and architectural value.
Between the 1865s and the 1880s, several bluestone bridges and culverts were built on the Timaru Hills between Washdyke Creek and the Pareora River. They were mainly constructed over ephemeral streams that flow only during wetter periods and, in some cases, replaced earlier wooden bridges. One of these stone bridges was built on Normanby Road, probably around 1875, possibly later.
... The Stone Bridge spans Normanby Creek, which is located on what is now an agricultural access road, but was originally...
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