Cobham Bridge

Cobham Bridge is a 143.3 m long girder bridge in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Cobham Drive, which is part of SH1C. It spans the Waikato River. The Ministry of Works plaque at the southern end of the bridge says they designed it and it was opened on 29 June 1963.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hamilton Gardens and Waikato Hospital.

Hamilton Gardens

Garden

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Hamilton Gardens is a public garden park in the south of Hamilton owned and managed by Hamilton City Council in New Zealand. The 54 ha park is based on the banks of the Waikato River and includes enclosed gardens, open lawns, a lake, a nursery, a convention centre and the Hamilton East Cemetery. Hamilton Gardens is situated 580 metres east of Cobham Bridge.

Waikato Hospital

Hospital

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Waikato Hospital is a major regional hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand. It provides specialised and emergency healthcare for the Midlands and Waikato area with patients referred there from feeder hospitals like Whakatāne, Lakes area, Tauranga, Thames, Tokoroa and Rotorua. Waikato Hospital is situated 1 km west of Cobham Bridge.

Waikato Museum

Museum

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Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery is a regional museum located in Hamilton, New Zealand. The museum is managed by the Hamilton City Council. Outside the museum is The Tongue of The Dog, a sculpture by Michael Parekōwhai that has helped to increase visitor numbers. Waikato Museum is situated 2 km north of Cobham Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bader and Hamilton East.

Bader

Suburb

Bader is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. The main street is named after WW II flying ace Douglas Bader. In 2022, Kāinga Ora announced it was building an extra 75 state houses in Bader. There were already older state houses in the area.

Hamilton East

Suburb

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Hamilton East is a suburb in central Hamilton in New Zealand. The suburb's primary commercial and retail precinct is located along Grey Street. Hamilton East is characterised by villas and bungalows built early in the 20th century.

Fitzroy

Suburb

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Fitzroy is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle and was later the Governor of New Zealand. It was declared a suburb in 1974.

Cobham Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in New Zealand
Categories: road bridge and transportation
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80564° or 37° 48′ 20″ south

Longitude

175.29484° or 175° 17′ 41″ east

Inception

June 29th, 1963

Named after

Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham

Open location code

4VJQ57VV+PW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 906041756

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q48772934

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Dutch: “Cobham Bridge”

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