Story: Bridges and tunnels
As important community assets, bridges were seen as appropriate sites for memorials. This First World War memorial bridge, near Mt Bruce in the northern Wairarapa, was designed and the construction supervised by Alfred Falkner, whose brother was one of those remembered. The memorial bridge was built of stone from the nearby Makākahi River, and opened in 1922. Falkner also designed the Hurunui bridge.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Jock Phillips
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