Waihou River
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The Waihou River is located in the northern North Island of New Zealand. Its former name, Thames River, was bestowed by Captain James Cook in November 1769, when he explored 14 mi of the river from th
The Waihou River near Putāruru
Taniwha at Paeroa wharf in 1903
An 1881 painting of the Waihou River, entitled Dibsell's Landing, by John Philemon Backhouse
Waihou River
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
Waihou River
…and the nearby Piako River form the wide alluvial Hauraki Plains. Just before the river reaches the ocean, State Highway 25 crosses the river over the Kopu Bridge, which was the longest single lane bridge in the country at 463 metres (1,519 ft) and the only remaining swing bridge on a New Zealand state highway…
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