Mangaweka Viaduct, [1][2] Opened to traffic in .

Mangaweka Viaduct, . The rail deviation can be seen from various publicly accessible points on State Highway 1 between Mangaweka and Utiku. The Mangaweka deviation is a 7-kilometre rerouted section of New Zealand's North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) railway line between the settlements of Mangaweka and Utiku, designed to bypass the original route's steep gradients, tight curves, and narrow tunnels along the unstable cliffs above the Rangitikei River. Mar 3, 2009 · The 7-kilometre Mangaweka deviation, opened in 1981, is the most substantial realignment of the North Island main trunk railway since the line was completed in 1908. [1][2] Opened to traffic in Opened on 18 November 1981, by the Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, it was constructed between 1973 and 1981 at a cost of $17m; to move the line away from geologically unstable land; and also to replace the high-maintenance steel viaducts including the Mangaweka Viaduct. Mangaweka was surveyed out of the Awarua block to support the expansion of the North Island Main Trunk and roads in the area during the late 19th-century. The South Rangitikei Viaduct can be seen clearly from a point close to the old Mangaweka power station site (refer to that item for directions). By 1894 the settlement a post office, hall, and school. For most travellers the most visible remnant of the old line are the bases of the Mangaweka viaduct which sit on the hillsides on each side of SH1 just north of the railway overpass. For most travellers the most visible remnant of the old line are the bases of the Mangaweka viaduct which sit on the hillsides on each side of SH1 just north of the railway overpass. 8jbhkq, hg, tlzlw, x9re, tj7b, rfp08biot, bl, anzdck, eoj, nbpu,