Auckland Harbour Bridge

The Auckland Harbour Bridge was officially opened on Saturday 30 May 1959, after many years in the making.

The images in this gallery are a small selection from the holdings of Archives New Zealand in Auckland, taken from the records of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority. These records and photographic albums may be viewed on request in our reading room.

If you have further information about any of these images please contact us at auckland@archives.govt.nz.

Further information on the history of the Bridge is available on the Transit New Zealand website at: http://www.transit.govt.nz/road/AHB.jsp

Thank you to the New Zealand Herald and Fairfax Auckland Archive for permission to use images originally taken by their photographers.