# Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings: Christchurch records Every Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings record the archive holds about Christchurch, 31 of them, 1870–1929, oldest first. 31 records shown, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original. - [Madras bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85310), 1870-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Railing and moulding, Victoria Street bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85307), 1874-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Victoria bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85304), 1874-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Victoria bridge, details of ironwork](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85306), 1874-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Montreal Street bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85308), 1875-07-05, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Madras bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85309), 1875-08-02, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Design for bridge at Opawa for the Heathcote Road Board](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85334), 1880-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Manchester bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85311), 1882-05-15, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Abutments of bridge over River Avon](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85442), 1882-08-02, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Armagh bridge 1](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85312), 1883-04-18, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Armagh bridge 2](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85313), 1883-04-18, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Victoria bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85305), 1885-03-24, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Proposed widening of bridge over River Heathcote in Colombo Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85337), 1900-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Rough sketch proposed alteration to footway at Colombo Street bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85338), 1900-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Sketch of proposed additions to Malcolm Avenue bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85340), 1900-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Antigua Street bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85321), 1901-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Design for a girder bridge East Belt](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85322), 1901-01-11, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [East Belt bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85324), 1901-01-11, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Plan. Approaches East Belt Bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85443), 1901-08-15, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Traffic and tram bridge over Heathcote River](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85350), 1905-07-10, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Woolston Borough Council, traffic and tram lifting bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85330), 1905-07-10, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Drawing of culvert, Hills Road, St Albans](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85349), 1910-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Drawing of culverts, Stapletons Road](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85335), 1915-09-02, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [War Memorial bridge and arch, Cashel Street, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85343), 1920-01-01, no. 85343, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [War Memorial arch and bridge, Cashel Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85346), 1920-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [War Memorial bridge and arch, Cashel Street, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85344), 1920-01-01, no. 85344, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [War Memorial arch and bridge, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85345), 1920-01-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Heathcote County Council Burwood Bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85336), 1921-03-10, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Plan of proposed site of Memorial bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85342), 1921-04-08, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Proposed alteration to tram and traffic bridge, Heathcote River](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85351), 1922-04-01, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings - [Plan of Radley Bridge](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings/ccl-cs-85347), 1929-03-13, Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings ## Questions, answered briefly **What was the Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings?** A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 31 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1870–1929. The full run lives at the National Library, not here. **How much of the Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings does the archive hold?** 31 records, the #116 heaviest file of the 286 mastheads on the shelf. **What years do the Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings records cover?** 1870 through 1929, the years the archive’s Christchurch records from this masthead were printed. **Where are the Christchurch bridges: plans and drawings originals?** Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from. --- The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/christchurch-bridges-plans-and-drawings Printing beside it: Star, https://www.chch.live/paper/star · Evening Post, https://www.chch.live/paper/evening-post · Auckland Weekly News, https://www.chch.live/paper/auckland-weekly-news · Ellesmere Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ellesmere-guardian · Photographs / He Whakaahua, https://www.chch.live/paper/photographs-he-whakaahua · Ashburton Guardian, https://www.chch.live/paper/ashburton-guardian · Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, https://www.chch.live/paper/akaroa-mail-and-banks-peninsula-advertiser · Otago Witness, https://www.chch.live/paper/otago-witness