Rakaia

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The city/county of Rakaia

Country: New Zealand

State/Province: Canterbury Region

Emergencies in this area: 2010 Christchurch NZ Earthquake

Resources in this area:

The town of Rakaia is seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line. Immediately north of the township are the country's longest road bridge and longest rail bridge, both of which cross the wide shingle beds of the braided river at this point. Both bridges are approximately 1750 metres in length. Rakaia was also the junction of the Methven Branch, a branch line railway to Methven that operated from 1880 until its closure in 1976. Wikipedia:Rakaia