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    Makatote Viaduct
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    New Zealand
    Manawatū-Whanganui
    Ruapehu
    North Island Main Trunk (NIMT), POKAKA and ERUA
    Macatote
    railroad
    Truss bridge
    Steel
    1908
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    The Makatote Viaduct is an important physical reminder of the extensive resources and expertise invested in the construction of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) railway and is an iconic monument to the final push that brought it to completion. Before the construction of the NIMT, the Central Plateau was closed off to European settlement, and its resources and landscape remained largely untouched. This soon changed, however, as a key impetus for the railway, aside from creating a direct link between Auckland and Wellington, was to encourage immigration through the employment opportunities it provided and the establishment of settlements in the region. The NIMT took 23 years to complete, and due to the lengthy construction period, the government was under considerable public and political pressure around the turn of the century to finish it on time. Consequently, significantly more resources were allocated to its completion. ------

    The approximately 12,500 square meters of steel surface received a new coat of paint in 2014; the old coating – approximately 7 tons of lead paint – was removed beforehand using approximately 200 tons of blasting media. The necessary lifting equipment weighed 330 tons. ``` ```