page_title: Horotiu
section_title: 1921 Horotiu Bridge Rd
hierarchical_section_title: Horotiu / Bridges / 1921 Horotiu Bridge Rd
caption_attribution_description: English: opened 2013
context_page_description: Horotiu is a small township on the west bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is on the Waikato Plains 13 km north of Hamilton and 5 km south of Ngāruawāhia. From early in the 20th century it developed around a freezing works and other industries.
  The North Island Main Trunk railway runs through the town, as did State Highway 1 until opening of part of the Waikato Expressway in 2013. An hourly bus runs between Huntly and Hamilton.
context_section_description: Construction started about 1920 of a reinforced concrete bridge, with a 25 ft (7.6 m) high arch, a main span of 126 ft (38 m), plus six approach spans of 24 ft (7.3 m), carrying a 16 ft (4.9 m) wide road. It was designed by Toogood and Jones, of Auckland, for £7900, paid by Waikato and Waipa County Councils, though government contributed £1,728. The bridge was completed in 1921, though the approaches took longer.
caption: 2013 Te Rehu O Waikato Bridge in 2014
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