BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0132

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south down Colombo Street from the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of bridge, Colombo Street".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 377

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A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 378

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A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of bridge abutment, Colombo Street".

Bridge Reinforcements in Christchurch

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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".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "146 Cashel Street, bridge across Colombo Street to 142 Cashel Street (Ballantynes)".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "146 Cashel Street, bridge across Colombo Street to 142 Cashel Street (Ballantynes)".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge, badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The large steel beams supporting the bridge are distorted".

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 583

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Colombo Street showing the over bridge on Moorhouse Avenue".

Sonja Farmer Photograph 49

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A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the Avon River bridge. In the distance, the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr building can be seen. A collection of cranes are parked along the street.

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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".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0131

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The road surface of the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon, showing the effect of compression".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2086

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shoppers moving between Ballantynes and Cashel Mall behind the cordon on Colombo Street".

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Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers over a bridge on Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road and footpath have been severely warped by the earthquake.

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Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers over a bridge on Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road and footpath have been severely warped by the earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge over the Avon River".

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into the central city from the banks of the River Avon just below the Colombo Street bridge".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cambridge Terrace, near the Colombo Street Bridge. The melancholy air of this stretch of the river bank matches the sombre tone of the PGC site just across the road, where 18 people died".

Mark Lincoln Photograph 037

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Cars crushed between the collapsed levels of the Smiths City car park. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... eventually made it to Colombo Street where we slowly crawled past the horrific sight of the Colombo Street Smiths City over-bridge car park. Layers had collapsed onto each other and cars were sticking out of the gaps. Hopefully if anyone was inside they would have hit the ground and would be safe under the support of the cars either side of them".

Mark Lincoln Photograph 038

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Cars crushed between the collapsed levels of the Smiths City car park. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... eventually made it to Colombo Street where we slowly crawled past the horrific sight of the Colombo Street Smiths City over-bridge car park. Layers had collapsed onto each other and cars were sticking out of the gaps. Hopefully if anyone was inside they would have hit the ground and would be safe under the support of the cars either side of them".

Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes

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Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010-2012 earthquakes taken 25 February 2012 by Sean McMahon. Locations are chiefly Manchester, Saint Asaph, Cashel, Columbo and Lichfield Streets, and the Bridge of Remembrance. Images show fencing around areas closed to the public, damaged and collapsed commercial buildings, cleared sites, re-opened Cashel Street area with shops and a cafe. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 34 digital photograph(s).

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Heavy traffic at the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Manchester Street as people attempt to leave the city centre shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... As we got to Moorhouse Avenue, we found we had to quickly drive underneath [the Colombo Street overbridge]and carry on down to Brougham Street as the bridge was being closed at that moment. From Brougham, we headed back up towards Madras. The traffic lights were out and the intersection was chaos. Over the next couple of hours, we continued crawling through heavy traffic. Impressively, everyone was very orderly despite the feeling of panic and the continuing aftershocks. We chatted to others in other vehicles to exchange news and stopped to speak to a lady that had broken down following water in the engine after having driven hrough floods".