List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Able to Visit
List Number
5217
Date Entered
19th April 1990
Date of Effect
19th April 1990
City/District Council
Central Otago District
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes part of the land described as Legal Road and Legal River, Otago Land District, and the structure known as Millers Flat Bridge thereon. Refer to the extent map tabled at the Heritage New Zealand Board meeting on 11 December 2014.
Legal description
Legal Road and Legal River, Otago Land District
Location Description
Spanning Clutha River.
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Able to Visit
List Number
5217
Date Entered
19th April 1990
Date of Effect
19th April 1990
City/District Council
Central Otago District
Region
Otago Region
Extent of List Entry
Extent includes part of the land described as Legal Road and Legal River, Otago Land District, and the structure known as Millers Flat Bridge thereon. Refer to the extent map tabled at the Heritage New Zealand Board meeting on 11 December 2014.
Legal description
Legal Road and Legal River, Otago Land District
Location Description
Spanning Clutha River.
Construction Professional
Name
J & A Andersons Ltd
Type
Builder
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Name
Hay, Robert
Type
Engineer
Biography
Robert Hay (1847-1928) was a London-born civil engineer. He arrived in New Zealand in 1865 and worked first for the Provincial Government, and then for David Proudfoot, as an assistant in the construction of the Port Chalmers railway. From 1876 until 1920 he was in private practice, and was engineer for the Taieri and Tuapeka counties, as well as for the Dunedin boroughs of North East Valley, West Harbour, Mornington and St Kilda, and he was consulting engineer to the City of Dunedin. He worked on various water drainage and sewerage works, railways, bridges, as well as hydroelectric and hydraulic installations throughout New Zealand. Source: Registration Review Report for Alexandra Bridge (Former), Alexandra, Sept 2013.
Construction Details
Start Year
1897
Finish Year
1899
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Steel
Construction Professional
Name
J & A Andersons Ltd
Type
Builder
Biography
No biography is currently available for this construction professional
Name
Hay, Robert
Type
Engineer
Biography
Robert Hay (1847-1928) was a London-born civil engineer. He arrived in New Zealand in 1865 and worked first for the Provincial Government, and then for David Proudfoot, as an assistant in the construction of the Port Chalmers railway. From 1876 until 1920 he was in private practice, and was engineer for the Taieri and Tuapeka counties, as well as for the Dunedin boroughs of North East Valley, West Harbour, Mornington and St Kilda, and he was consulting engineer to the City of Dunedin. He worked on various water drainage and sewerage works, railways, bridges, as well as hydroelectric and hydraulic installations throughout New Zealand. Source: Registration Review Report for Alexandra Bridge (Former), Alexandra, Sept 2013.
Construction Details
Start Year
1897
Finish Year
1899
Type
Original Construction
Construction Materials
Steel
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Completion Date
24th November 2014
Report Written By
Heather Bauchop
Information Sources
Thornton, 2001
Geoffrey Thornton, Bridging the Gap, Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939, Auckland, 2001
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Otago/Southland Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced upgrade report is available on request from the Otago/Southalad Area Office of Heritage New Zealand. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Completion Date
24th November 2014
Report Written By
Heather Bauchop
Information Sources
Thornton, 2001
Geoffrey Thornton, Bridging the Gap, Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939, Auckland, 2001
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Otago/Southland Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. A fully referenced upgrade report is available on request from the Otago/Southalad Area Office of Heritage New Zealand. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Current Usages
Uses: Transport
Specific Usage: Bridge/ Viaduct
Web Links
description: Engineering NZ Heritage
url: https://www.engineeringnz.org/our-work/heritage/heritage-records/millers-flat-bridge/
Current Usages
Uses: Transport
Specific Usage: Bridge/ Viaduct
Web Links
description: Engineering NZ Heritage
url: https://www.engineeringnz.org/our-work/heritage/heritage-records/millers-flat-bridge/
Location
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