General Information
| Completion: | 1885 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Lattice truss bridge Pony truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
Location
| Location: |
Como, Sutherland Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Oatley, City of Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 33° 59' 42.75" S 151° 4' 14.53" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 48.5 m |
Materials
| truss |
wrought iron
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| caissons |
reinforced concrete
cast iron |
Chronology
| 26 December 1885 | Illawarra Line officially opened and bridge used for celebrations. |
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| November 1972 | Decommissioned after reinforced concrete bridge built parallel to it, |
| December 1985 | The bridge is re-opened for pedestrian traffic. |
Notes
The Como Rail Bridge is one of twelve lattice truss bridges ordered, imported and constructed for the Railway Department of New South Wales, Australia [from 1871 to 1887] Eleven of these lattice truss bridges survive.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1989): Along Parallel Lines. A history of the railways of NSW 1850-1986. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne (Australia).
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