This is a list of notable bridges in New Zealand.
| Bridge | Picture | Length (metres) | Length (feet) | Spans | Region | Built | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Harbour Bridge | 1,020 | 1020m (3,350feet) | Waitematā Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1959 | Road (motorway) bridge | |||
| Balclutha Road Bridge | 244 | 244m (801feet) | Clutha River at Balclutha | Otago region | 1935 | Road bridge | |||
| City to Sea Bridge | < | --NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)--> | Jervois Quay (from Civic Square to Whairepo Lagoon) | Wellington Region | 1994 | Pedestrian bridge | |||
| Fairfield Bridge | 139 | 139m (456feet) | Waikato River at Hamilton | Waikato Region | 1937 | Road bridge, pedestrian bridge | |||
| Grafton Bridge | 97.6 | 97.6m (320.2feet) | Grafton Gully in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1910 | Road bridge, bus bridge (Central Connector) | |||
| Hamish Hay Bridge | Canterbury region | 1864 | Pedestrian / cycle bridge in Victoria Square (road closed in 1989) | ||||||
| Kohukohu Bridge | Kohukohu | Northland Region | 1840s | Oldest bridge extant in New Zealand. Built of Sydney sandstone. | |||||
| Kopu Bridge | 463 | 463m (1,519feet) | Waihou River near Thames | Waikato Region | 1928 (first) 2011 (second) | Road bridge | |||
| Manukau Harbour Crossing (Mangere Bridge) | < | --NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)--> | Manukau Harbour south of Onehunga, Auckland | Auckland Region | 1875 (first, since demolished) 1915 (second, since limited to walking/cycling) 1983 (third, motorway) 2010 (duplication of motorway) | Road (motorway) bridge, with separate footbridge/cycleway | |||
| Maungatapu Bridge | 316 | 316m (1,037feet) | Tauranga Harbour in Tauranga | Bay of Plenty Region | 1959 | Road Bridge | |||
| Mohaka Viaduct | 276.8 | 276.8m (908.1feet) | Mohaka River near Raupunga | Northern Hawke's Bay | 1930–1937 | Rail bridge | |||
| Newmarket Viaduct | 700 | 700m (2,300feet) | Broadway (street) / and valley in Newmarket | Auckland Region | 1966 | Road (motorway) bridge | |||
| Onepoto Bridge | 46 | 46m (151feet) | Local creek / estuary in Auckland | Auckland Region | Pedestrian / cycle bridge | ||||
| Opawa River Bridge | < | --NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)--> | Ōpaoa River at Blenheim | Marlborough Region | 1869 (first, since collapsed) 1917 (second) | Road bridge | |||
| Rakaia Bridge | 1,756 | 1756m (5,761feet) | Rakaia River at Rakaia | Canterbury, New Zealand | 1939 | Road bridge | |||
| Tauranga Harbour Bridge | 466 | 466m (1,529feet) | Tauranga Harbour in Tauranga | Bay of Plenty Region | 1988 (first) 2009 (duplication) | Road bridge | |||
| Te Matau ā Pohe (Lower Hatea Crossing) | 265 | 265m (869feet) | Hatea River in Whangārei | Northland Region | 2013 | Raiseable road and pedestrian bridge | |||
| Upper Harbour Bridge | 457 (first) 524 (second) | 457m (1,499feet) (first) 524m (1,719feet) (second) | Waitematā Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 1970s (first) 2006 (duplication) | Road (motorway) bridge, with separate footbridge/cycleway | |||
| Victoria Park Viaduct | < | --NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)--> | Victoria Park in Auckland | Auckland Region | Road (motorway) bridge | ||||
| Wynyard Crossing | < | --NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)--> | Viaduct Harbour in Auckland | Auckland Region | 2011 | Pedestrian / cycle bridge |
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