Kopu Bridge
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The Historic Kopu Bridge is a single-lane swing bridge that spans the Waihou River, near its emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The bri
Looking east over the old bridge
New bridge being built in early 2010. Working deck shown only, final bridge level much higher
Kopu Bridge in 2021 looking west. The old bridge is to the right
Kopu bridges from Hauraki Rail Trail in 2023
State Highway 25 is a New Zealand state highway that runs eastwards across the Hauraki Plains then northwards up the western side of Coromandel Peninsula and down the eastern side to Waihi. The route
Kopu Bridge
…emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The bridge was completed in 1928 and was part of State Highway 25. The swinging span in the middle of the bridge is 43 metres long and with an overall length of 463 metres, the bridge was the longest and oldest single…
On the west coast of Coromandel Peninsula