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"The Old Bridge Piers at Alexandra, Central Otago,a monument to early civil engineering in New Zealand. They are the remains of the original Alexandra Bridge, which was completed in 1882 at a cost of £16,111 ($32,222). This bridge crossed the mighty Clutha River, New Zealand's largest river by volume and second longest at 338km. The piers were constructed of schist stone quarried locally. The total height of the piers is 29.48metres with 6.8metres beneath the present water level. The first method of crossing the river was a packing case on a cable. This method was superseded by a punt, which ferried people across the river. The name Clutha is taken from Scotland's Clyde River - Clutha being Gaelic for Clyde. To the Maori people the river was Mata-au (surfaced current)." . . . Anyone who has seen it will confirm that the waters of the Clutha really are this spectacular colour :)The replacement bridge can just be seen on the right.Alexandra was named to celebrate the marriage of Princess Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia , eldest daughter of King Christian 1X of Denmark, to Edward Prince of Wales on March 10th 1863. . . .Panasonic DMC-FZ7 . .Thank you for looking, your comments are welcome and always appreciated.