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After the 1946 Tsunami, the railroad was shut down. Highway bridges replaced the railroad bridges over Hakalau and Kolekole Gulches.  

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 29, 1953, page 32, accessed via Newspapers.com
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Honolulu Advertiser, December 11, 1950, page 8, accessed via Newspapers.com

The Kolekole Bridge opened to traffic on May 25, 1951

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Hawaii Tribune Herald, May 26, 1951, accessed via Newspapers.com
Photos from the Jack Ouye Collection, courtesy of Akiko Masuda.
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, June 10, 1951, accessed via Newspapers.com

The Hakalau Bridge opened April 17, 1953.

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin April 29, 1953, page 13, accessed via Newspapers.com
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Hakalau Gultch Bridge, repurposing the railroad bridge. Additional columns were placed on both sides to allow two lane width. Photo from the Jack Ouye Collection, courtesy of Akiko Masuda.
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 29, 1953, page 32, accessed via Newspapers.com
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, April 18, 1953, accessed via Newspapers.com.
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, April 22, 1953, p. 1, accessed via Newspapers.com.
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Area residents on the cane haul bridge over the Belt Highway watch the dedication proceedings.
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Rev. Mamiya of the Hakalau Jodo Mission conducted a brief religious ceremony to honor the event.
Photos from the Jack Ouye Collection, courtesy of Akiko Masuda.
The Hakalau Bridge was 210 feet high and 1,000 feet long. General Contractor for the reconstruction job was James W. Glover, Ltd. The newly rebuilt bridge was painted by painting contractor K. Morishige of Honolulu using Dutch Boy red lead and Dutch Boy black paint.
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Honolulu Advertiser, July 5, 1953, page 25 accessed via Newspapers.com

The pedestrian bridge over the Hawaii Belt Highway was built in 1961 or 1962.

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Hawaii Belt Highway Pedestrian overpass, built in 1961 or 1962. Front row, far right: Rev. Mamiya; far left: Jack Ouye. The building in the background on the right is the Hakalau Christian Church, a satellite of the Honomu Christian Church. Photo from the Jack Ouye collection, courtesy of Akiko Masuda.
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Hawaii Belt Highway Pedestrian Overpass today