It was built to cross the Waitemata Harbour.
It wasn't. The bridge crosses Auckland Harbour, not the city.
Auckland Harbor Bridge
Auckland Harbour Bridge was created in 1959.
The began to build the Bridge in 1954 and finished in April 1959 as it took 5 years to build.
it is an arch bridge.
The Auckland Bridge is 3,348 feet long (1,020 m).
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It got built so people could get over the Waitamata Harbour quicker instead of going the longer way.
The Sydney Harbour bridge is symmetrical.
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Freeman Fox & Partners
Auckland, NZ.