Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building, Administrative building at Heathcote Valley, New Zealand
The Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building was a mid-1960s operational building designed by architect Peter Beaven at the Christchurch end of the Lyttelton road tunnel. It stood at the start of the Bridle Path, where Canterbury's first settlers travelled, and was demolished in 2013 after the 2011 earthquake.
The building opened in 1963 and served as the control center for New Zealand's longest road tunnel at the time. It was demolished in 2013 following severe earthquakes that damaged the structure.
The building stood at the Christchurch end of the Bridle Path, the route Canterbury's first settlers took into the region. Its site therefore tied the tunnel administration to the earliest European travel through the area.
The building no longer exists as it was demolished in 2013, so only historical information is available at the site. Visitors can still drive through the tunnel itself or learn about its heritage through local museums and information centers.
The building stood at the Christchurch end of the Bridle Path, the route Canterbury's first settlers travelled on. Its site therefore carried layers of history: an early colonial track and a mid-1960s tunnel administration block by Peter Beaven. The building was demolished in 2013 after the 2011 earthquake damaged it and its adjoining canopy.
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