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4 unusual facts about Upper Harbour Bridge


Greenhithe, New Zealand

Traditionally, Greenhithe extended from the Upper Harbour Bridge through to Wainoni Park in the North, but now subdivision has extended the urban boundaries through to "Greenhithe North", including the northern part of Kyle Rd and Schnapper Rock.

Second Harbour Crossing, Auckland

It is sometimes also called the Third Harbour Crossing, as the Greenhithe Bridge also exists.

Upper Harbour Bridge

The original bridge was in 1986 used by A. J. Hackett for the first jumps testing the equipment for what was to eventually become the world's first commercial bungee jumping company.

The bridge project, together with the causeway widening, has received a Silver Award from the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand.



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