HistoryHidden gem
Mohaka Viaduct
Raupunga, Hawke's Bay
95 m railway viaduct across the Mohaka River, one of the tallest in the country.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 20 min
Finished in 1937 after work stopped for the 1931 earthquake, this trestle viaduct stands 95 m above the Mohaka River and runs 277 m on twelve spans. It is a Category 1 historic place. You can see it from the river road bridge near SH2.
Good to know
- View it from the Mohaka River road bridge, SH2 runs along the opposite bank
- Only view from public land
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Off SH2 near Raupunga, northern Hawke's Bay
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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