ʻOpaekaʻa Road Bridge
| ʻOpaekaʻa Road Bridge | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 Bridge in the state of 2009 |
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| location | Kapaʻa , Kauaʻi , Hawaii | ||
| Coordinates | 22 ° 3 '31 " N , 159 ° 22' 41" W | ||
| Built | 1890, 1919 | ||
| architect | Joseph H. Moragne | ||
| NRHP number | 83000253 | ||
| The NRHP added | March 28, 1983 | ||
The ʻOpaekaʻa Road Bridge (German, English Opaekaa Road Bridge ) is a bridge registered in the National Register of Historic Places near the village of Kapaʻa on the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawaii in the United States . The structure was built in 1890, but was not erected until 1894–1895 and implemented in 1919.
history
In 1888 the Hawaiian government decided to build a bridge over the Wailua River. The prefabricated components of the iron truss bridge were supplied by the company Alexander Findlay & Co. near Glasgow in 1890. Due to a lack of financial resources, the bridge could only be built from 1894 to 1895. This bridge was replaced by a concrete arch bridge in 1919.
In 1919, County Engineer Joseph H. Moragne used part of the old bridge to cross the ʻOpaekaʻa Stream to the new Wailua Homesteads settlement area. On March 28, 1983, she was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, the bridge was registered as a historic site by the State Historic Preservation Division of the State of Hawaii (SHPD Historic Site Number: 30-08-9377).
Due to the poor condition of the bridge, the permissible weight was limited to five tons.
description
Possibly the only existing British-made bridge in the United States, the bridge is one of the few surviving 19th-century British products in Hawaii. At the same time, it is one of the last iron truss bridges in the state. The 22.6 meter long, single-lane truss bridge is made of wrought iron . Seven triangular metal panels form the framework on each side. The bridge rests on two abutments and a support pillar made of lava rock . The wing is made of reinforced concrete .
Individual evidence
- ^ Don Hibbard: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Opaekaa Road Bridge. (PDF; 513 KB) United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, August 31, 1982, accessed March 19, 2015 .
- ↑ opaekaa road bridge. Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation, February 19, 2014, accessed March 19, 2015 .
- ↑ January TenBruggencate: Hawaii bridges old, need work - but safe. In: Honolulu Advertiser (now: Star Advertiser). August 3, 2007, accessed March 19, 2015 .
- ^ Don Hibbard: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Opaekaa Road Bridge. (PDF; 513 KB) United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, August 31, 1982, accessed March 19, 2015 .
- ^ The National Bridge Inventory Database (NBI Structure Number 007420151142001). Alexander Svirsky, March 19, 2015, accessed March 19, 2015 .