Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards in Coastal and Riverside Communities, pho…

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Damage to New Brighton Bridge.

Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards in Coastal and Riverside Communities, pho…

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Damage to New Brighton Bridge.

Too Big For Its Bridges

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An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".

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A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Askeaton Drive, Kaiapoi".

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A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Askeaton Drive, Kaiapoi".

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Cordon fences on the Colombo Street bridge are the only signs of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square.

Twisted Memories

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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".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "River Avon looking west from the Manchester Street bridge. The damaged wall by the Edmonds band rotunda can be seen".

Earthquake Contortions

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The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".

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A sewage pumping station on Avonside Drive has been lifted out of the ground by liquefaction. In the background, the damaged Snell Place footbridge over the Avon River is closed off with cordon fencing. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Dallington footbridge. The two pieces of this foot bridge have moved towards each other, so the bridge has developed quite a peak. The sewage pumping station has been heaved out of the ground by hydraulic pressure during quakes".