Information and history
Nicolas Janberg’s Structurae – International Database and Gallery of Structures
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000191
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Harbour_Bridge
Archives New Zealand (includes items from opening day):
http://gallery.archives.govt.nz/v/auckland/Harbour/
Mathew Dearnaley from NZ Herald tells the AHB’s history:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10574333
Notable NZ bridges, including the AHB from Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/bridges-and-tunnels/4
NZ Historic Places trust photo essay by Shelley Howells
http://www.historic.org.nz/en/Publications/HeritageNZMagazine/HeritageNz2009/HNZ09-SpanningTime.aspx
Local newspaper articles available online
http://www.localhistoryonline.org.nz
National Library of New Zealand – search
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/about-us/search-home
Tourism
Auckland Bridge Climb & Bungy: www.aucklandbridgeclimb.co.nz
Images
Archives New Zealand
http://gallery.archives.govt.nz/v/auckland/Harbour/
www.flickr.com keyword “Auckland Harbour Bridge”
Stock photography: www.photonewzealand.com keyword “Auckland Harbour Bridge”
Video and film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Tu1WbjN1I
Cedric Rusty’s archive footage of the AHB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNh6S1EbB4
Cedric Rusty’s archive footage of the AHB clipons
Auckland Harbour Bridge (Archives New Zealand)
http://gallery.archives.govt.nz/v/auckland/Harbour/
NZ Herald video celebrating the Harbour Bridge’s 50 year anniversary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKzjVkP-QGo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Public walk over the bridge on opening day:
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/tracking-shots/flashbacks/spanning-waitemata.htm
50th birthday celebrations
Skyscraper City – online forum:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=881268
Auckland Harbour Bridge: 50 years of a city icon
Renee Lang
Random House, 2009
Guardian of the Bridge (picture book)
Diana Harris
Random House, 2009
Recommended reading (available at Auckland Libraries)
Auckland before the Harbour Bridge
Graham Stewart
Grantham House, 2002
1951 – 1961, The Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority
Clark & Matheson, 1962
Auckland Harbour Bridge: road across the Waitemata
BG Smith
AH & AW Reed, 1959
The Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority, 1951-1971, a pictorial record of 20 years activities
Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority, 1971
