Kopu Bridge
The Historic Kopu Bridge is a single-lane swing bridge that spans the Waihou River, near its emergence into the Firth of Thames in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Hauraki Bridge”, “Historic Kopu Bridge”, and “Old Kopu Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thames Aerodrome.
Thames Aerodrome
Aerodrome
The Thames Aerodrome serves the town of Thames, in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 3 km south of the town of Thames. The Aerodrome is named in honour of former Thames resident Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, Commander of 11 Group Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. Thames Aerodrome is situated 3½ km north of Kopu Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kopu and Matatoki.
Kopu
Village
Kopu is a settlement in on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located near Thames, in the Thames-Coromandel District in the Waikato region. Kopu is located on the Waihou River and features the Kopu Bridge.
Matatoki
Hamlet
Matatoki is a locality on the Hauraki Plains of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 26, south east of Thames and north of Paeroa. The Matatoki Stream runs from the Coromandel Range through the area to join the Waihou River. Matatoki is situated 4 km southeast of Kopu Bridge.
Turua
Village
Turua is a small village community on the banks of the Waihou River in the Hauraki Plains in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the mouth of the river, 9 kilometres south of the Firth of Thames and 12 km south of Thames. Turua is situated 6 km south of Kopu Bridge.
Kopu Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, swing bridge, and transportation
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.19048° or 37° 11′ 26″ southLongitude
175.56304° or 175° 33′ 47″ eastInception
1928Open location code
4VJQRH57+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 987024704OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q1679535
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Kopu Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kopu Bridge”
- German: “Kopu-Brücke”
- Spanish: “puente Kopu”
- Spanish: “Puente Kopu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kopu Bridge and Kōpū.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kopu Bridge”. Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.