Waiteti Viaduct
The Waiteti Viaduct (Bridge 179),[1] 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Te Kuiti[2] and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) north of the station site,[3] was opened in 1889. It is the most northerly of the major viaducts on the NIMT. At its highest, the railway is 35 m (115 ft) above the road to Mangaokewa Scenic Reserve and the Waiteti Stream,[4] a tributary of the Mangaokewa Stream, which flows into the Waipa.[2]
Waiteti viaduct | |
|---|---|
 Waiteti Viaduct in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 38.360509°S 175.188137°E |
| Carries | Single track of the North Island Main Trunk |
| Crosses | Waiteti Stream |
| Owner | KiwiRail |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder and Pratt truss |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 128.6 metres (422 ft) |
| Height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | PWD |
| Constructed by | J. & A. Anderson & Co |
| Construction start | 1888 |
| Construction end | 10 July 1889 |
| Opened | |
| Designated | 15 February 1990 |
| Reference no. | 4175 |
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Te Araroa walk track runs through the Mangaokewa valley, near the viaduct.[5] The nearby 200 ha (490 acres) Mangaokewa Scenic Reserve is mainly podocarp/tawa forest with nikau groves.[6]
The 154 acres (62 ha) for the Waiteti section of the railway was acquired under the Public Works Act in 1888, apparently without payment.[7]
References
- "North Island Main Trunk – Over 100 Years of Engineering" (PDF). Kiwirail. 2010.
- "Waiteti Viaduct". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- "Survey Number: SN3615 Run C Photo 1". Retrolens. 9 Feb 1973.
- "Waiteti Viaduct". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- "Te Kuiti to Pureora". www.walkingaccess.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- "Waikato Biodiversity Forum : Community Group Feature: Project Manu". www.waikatobiodiversity.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "RAILWAYS AND HAPU /IWI OF THE TE ROHE POTAE INQUIRY DISTRICT 1880–2008" (PDF). Nov 2008.
- "North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) Historic Area". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Latest telegrams". Thames Advertiser. XX (6266). 29 November 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "GREY RIVER ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 6 March 1889. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. NEW ZEALAND TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 July 1890. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- "Strengthening of Waiteti Viaduct. — (W. E. Puddy, A. M. Inst. C. E.)". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- "RAILWAY WORKS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 Sep 1914. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- "Extending the life of a historic railway bridge" (PDF). OPUS.
- "New life for 129-year-old old rail bridge on NZ's main trunk line". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
External links
- Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries – 1889, c.1890, 1898, 1902, 1902 track, 1954 passenger train, 1954 mixed train
- New Zealand Railways Magazine 1927
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