Fairfield Bridge

Fairfield Bridge is a tied-arch bridge on the Waikato River in Fairfield, Hamilton, New Zealand. It is one of six bridges in the city. It spans from River Road, on the east bank of the river, to Victoria Street, on the west side.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seddon Park and Whitiora Bridge.

Seddon Park

Stadium

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Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the fourth-largest cricket ground in the country, and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. Seddon Park is situated 1½ km south of Fairfield Bridge.

Whitiora Bridge

Bridge

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Whitiora Bridge is a prestressed concrete box girder bridge in Hamilton, New Zealand, spanning the Waikato River. It cost $2.35m, or $3.4m including the approach roads, and was opened at the start of a weekend of Centennial celebrations, on 11 February 1978, by representatives of Māori, Government and City, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Venn Young and Ross Jansen. Whitiora Bridge is situated 800 metres southeast of Fairfield Bridge.

Waikato Diocesan School

School

Waikato Diocesan School for Girls is a state-integrated single-sex girls' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is an Anglican girls' boarding and day school for students of years 9 to 13. Waikato Diocesan School is situated 1 km north of Fairfield Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitiora and Hamilton North.

Whitiora

Suburb

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Whitiora is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. The suburb is home to Waikato Stadium, formerly Rugby Park. It is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton with a total capacity of 25,800.

Hamilton North

Suburb

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Hamilton North is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. It was not depicted a suburb until there was a need to distinguish between the different parts of the Hamilton CBD. The suburbs of Hamilton Central and Hamilton North were divided in 1963.

Beerescourt

Suburb

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Beerescourt is a suburb in western Hamilton, New Zealand. It is named after Capt. G. B. Beere, who was granted land in the military settlement at the conclusion of the New Zealand Wars.

Fairfield Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: New Zealand bridge
Categories: tied-arch bridge and transportation
Location: Hamilton City, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.77198° or 37° 46′ 19″ south

Longitude

175.27° or 175° 16′ 12″ east

Inception

April 26th, 1937

Open location code

4VJQ67H9+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1081281247

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5430249

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yoruba—“Fairfield Bridge” goes by many names.

Basque: “Fairfield zubia”
Hausa: “Gadar Fairfield”
Yoruba: “Fairfield Afara”

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Highlights include Milne Park and Waikato Table Tennis.

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