20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake
South Brighton Bridge. See the gap between the abutment and the bridge itself (just to right of lower person).
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The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
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20100905_3346_1D3-24 Bridge Street cracking - Christchurch earthquake
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
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20100905_3347_1D3-32 Bridge Street split depth - Christchurch earthquake
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
Bridge opened for traffic less than a week later, but still (23/09) has 30kmh speed restriction.
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A man photographs a crack on the Bridge Street bridge where the bridge has moved relative to the road.
At the end of the street where my daughter and family live.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the Cranmer Bridge Club.
Detail of steel bracing supporting the Colombo Street overpass. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch the Colombo St overpass got damaged and they used reinforcing steel beams to hold it up".
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
People examine large cracks running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
A Simple shot down the street where the shops are now marked for demolition.
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A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge. In the background a man is photographing cracks in the road.
A digitally manipulated photograph of the badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "This bridge over the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand has been left in place since the first major earthquake back in September 2010. Graffiti artists or taggers are still leaving their marks on it even though it is nearly twisted at 90 degrees at one point".
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
One Month after the Christchurch Earthquake. This is in Kaiapoi at the north end of Christchurch. A view down the walkway next to the river
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Bridge Street, following Canterbury's earthquake".
