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.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A lion on the Bridge of Remembrance".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bridge of Remembrance cordon fence".
A view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor through the Bridge of Remembrance.
The Medway Street footbridge over the Avon River in Avonside, warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The Medway Street footbridge over the Avon River in Avonside, warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Bridge St and Estuary Road, New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avon River looking east from the Montreal Street bridge".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south down Colombo Street from the bridge over the River Avon. The road damage in the foreground is where the bridge begins".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace from Cashel Street (Bridge of Remembrance)".
Damage to a building on Durham Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
The Bridge of Remembrance on Durham Street. The Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen through the archway.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Crossing on Colombo Street with the pedestrian bridge to Ballantynes".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Antigua Street foot bridge near Christchurch hospital looking back towards Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking along Cashel Street towards the west from the Bridge of Remembrance".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Repairing the damaged footpath at the Bridge of Remembrance, Cashel Street".
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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.
A view over the Avon River to the Medway Street footbridge linking Avonside Drive and River Road. The bridge has been badly warped as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A view of the Medway Street footbridge through a safety fence that is blocking access to it. The bridge links Avonside Drive and River Road. It was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The pedestrian bridge over Kilmore Street between the Town Hall and the Convention Centre".
A view of Cashel Street looking through the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from a collapsed building can be seen in the distance.
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 photograph of FESTA Studio Coordinator Nick Sargent on an elevated work platform on the Worcester Street bridge.
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 city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.