Pukematekeo Summit Bridge

Name: Pukematekeo Summit Bridge
Address: Summit Rd, Auckland, Auckland, 0781, New Zealand

Place Category: Historic and Historic todoPlace Tags: park and pukematekeo

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– build 1939
– todo: why is there a bridge here ?
[CHI 3417]
[Auckland Regional Council Parks Service: Waitakere Ranges Regional Parkland Management Plan April 1992]
[Cameron, Hayward and Murdoch 1997: A Field Guide to Auckland]
References

[Auckland Regional Council Parks Service: Waitakere Ranges Regional Parkland Management Plan April 1992]
[Cameron, Hayward and Murdoch 1997: A Field Guide to Auckland]
Identity

Cultural Heritage Identity (CHI): 3417

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