Address
Hanapepe Road, Lihue, Hawaii 96766
Hanapepe Road, Lihue, Hawaii 96766
TMK
(4) 1-9-011:099
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-30-09-0050
Abstract
The Hanapepe Road Bridge is significant at the state level under criterion C as an excellent and rare example of a reinforced concrete deck girder bridge in Hawaii. The 1911-1927 period of significance was chosen as this was when the bridge was completed and when the elevated walkway was added. The Hanapepe Road Bridge is the oldest reinforced concrete deck girder bridge in the islands and also the longest bridge of its type in the state. Designed by Joseph Hughes Moragne, Kauai’s County Engineer, the Hanapepe Road Bridge is an early example of the use of formal engineering expertise in bridge making in Hawaii.
The Hanapepe Road Bridge is significant at the state level under criterion C as an excellent and rare example of a reinforced concrete deck girder bridge in Hawaii. The 1911-1927 period of significance was chosen as this was when the bridge was completed and when the elevated walkway was added. The Hanapepe Road Bridge is the oldest reinforced concrete deck girder bridge in the islands and also the longest bridge of its type in the state. Designed by Joseph Hughes Moragne, Kauai’s County Engineer, the Hanapepe Road Bridge is an early example of the use of formal engineering expertise in bridge making in Hawaii.
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