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General Information

Completion: 1870
Status: in use

Project Type

Material: Iron bridge
Structure: main bridge:
Pratt type truss bridge
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Function / usage: original use:
Road bridge
current use:
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge

Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , , ,
Address: Bridge Street
Crosses:
  • Macquarie River
Coordinates: 33° 25' 1.42" S    149° 35' 31.22" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

deck roadway / carriageway width 6.1 m
eastern approach viaduct span lengths 3 x 6.7 m
number of spans 3
western approach viaduct span lengths 3 x 6.7 m
number of spans 3
main bridge
span lengths 34.0 m - 34.5 m - 34.0 m

Materials

piers wrought iron
truss wrought iron
deck of approach viaducts wrought iron

Chronology

1870

Completed.

1992

Bypassed, restricted to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Notes

The trusses were prefabricated in Sydney using wrought iron produced in New South Wales. The main spans are Pratt trusses with road deck at mid-height ("half-through").

Features an Historic Engineering Marker plaque of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

Participants

Owner
Design
Contractor

Relevant Web Sites

  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20011526
  • Published on:
    07/03/2004
  • Last updated on:
    19/06/2019
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