Waiteti Viaduct
Waiteti viaduct | |
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Waiteti Viaduct in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 38°21′38″S 175°11′17″E / 38.360509°S 175.188137°E |
| Carries | Single track of the North Island Main Trunk |
| Crosses | Waiteti Stream |
| Owner | KiwiRail |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder and Pratt truss |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 128.6 metres (422 ft) |
| Height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Public Works Department |
| Constructed by | J. & A. Anderson & Co |
| Construction start | 1888 |
| Construction end | 10 July 1889 |
| Designated | 15 February 1990 |
| Reference no. | 4175 |
| Location | |
The Waiteti Viaduct (Bridge 179), 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Te Kuiti and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) north of the station site, was opened in 1889. It is the most northerly of the major viaducts on the NIMT. At its highest, the railway is 35 m (115 ft) above the road to Mangaokewa Scenic Reserve and the Waiteti Stream, a tributary of the Mangaokewa Stream, which flows into the Waipā.
Te Araroa walk track runs through the Mangaokewa valley, near the viaduct. The nearby 200 ha (490 acres) Mangaokewa Scenic Reserve is mainly podocarp/tawa forest with nīkau groves.
The 154 acres (62 ha) for the Waiteti section of the railway was acquired under the Public Works Act in 1888, apparently without payment.