A vehicle drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The land has slumped relative to the bridge, leaving the approach road at a steep incline. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".
Another empty Red Zone section. Avonside Drive, Dallington.
The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010.
Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. This pumping station used to be level. When the tide is in that flax bush on the bend appears to be growing from the middle of the river, suggesting the land has slumped about a meter.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The line that runs across this picture is the subsidence line - everything this side of the line has sunk by about 50 cm.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
As a way of reducing traffic - and hence damaging vibrations - many streets are partially blocked by these signs. Also many of them have a 30kph speed limit.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. The bridge approach to the left subsided. Temporary repairs have been carried out but you can still see evidence of the amount of subsidence by the traffic island in the middle of the road.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. Looking down at the Avon River side of the Shirley Stream bridge showing how much the ground has slumped by - notice the unpainted concrete now exposed.
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One Month after the Christchurch Earthquake. The mangled remains of the pedestrian bridge over the river Avon
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One Month after the Christchurch Earthquake. The mangled remains of the pedestrian bridge over the river Avon
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington".
