Onepoto Bridge
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Onepoto Bridge is a 46 m long pedestrian / cyclist bridge crossing a bush area / tidal stream of the Onepoto area in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand.
The bridge became necessary after widening of Onewa road towards State Highway 1 made the existing bridge too narrow to carry footpaths. After deciding to build a new bridge, North Shore City Council decided to construct an iconic structure that would create "architecture integrated into the landscape". This resulting in the bridge structure being enceased with wooden curved 'ribs' that have been described as a whale skeleton, a wave or a half-finished sailing ship. The bridge was designed by Beca Group.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Bridging the gap between art and utility - LG - New Zealand Local Government, Volume 44 No 5, May 2008, Page 15
[edit] External links
- Proposed Onewa Rd Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge and Pathway (official project webpage of the North Shore City Council)
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