Tāngarākau River
The Tāngarākau River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south for 94 km (58 mi) from its source 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Ōhura in the King Country to reach the Whanganui River.
State Highway 43, known as the Forgotten World Highway, travels through the Tāngarākau Gorge.
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Road bridge through Tāngarākau Gorge and gravesite for surveyor beneath it, circa.1916
Bridges
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As the river flows mainly through remote areas there are only five bridges across the river along its entire length.
- In the upper reaches in the Waitaanga Forest there is a swing bridge on the Tatu Track
- State Highway 43 crosses the river three times as it winds through Tāngarākau Gorge
- A rail bridge on the Stratford–Okahukura Line crosses the river at the small settlement of Tāngarākau
See also
References
"Place name detail: Tāngarākau River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 1 September 2020.