Manilla railway underbridges
Manilla railway underbridges | |
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History | |
Contracted lead designer | NSW Government Railways |
Constructed by | NSW Department of Public Works |
Construction end | 1908 |
Official name | Manilla railway underbridges |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 1045 |
Type | Railway Bridges / Viaduct |
Category | Transport – Rail |
Location | |
The Manilla railway underbridges are two
Description
The bridges includes two structures, one located at Upper Manilla across the Borah Creek; and the other across the Oakey Creek.[1]
Bora Creek underbridge
The Borah Creek Bridge is a
Oakey Creek underbridge
The Oakey Creek Bridge is a Howe timber truss railway underbridge located at Upper Manilla across the Oakey Creek, situated 539 kilometres (335 mi) from Central station, also completed in 1908.
Heritage listing
The bridges were constructed in timber because of the remote location and constraints on cost, particularly related to branch line construction. They are two of the relatively few surviving timber bridges left in the State and are of considerable significance.[1]
The Manilla railway underbridges were listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]
See also
References
- ^ .
- ^ "Upper Manilla, Borah Creek Underbridge". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Borah Creek Rail Bridge, Tamworth Barraba Railway Line, Upper Manilla, NSW, Australia (Place ID 15896)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 18 April 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b O'Connor, C. (1983). Register of Australian Historic Bridges.
- ^ a b O'Connor, C. (1985). Spanning Two Centuries. University of Queensland Press.
- ^ "Barraba (Ennisdale), Oakey Creek Underbridge". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Oaky [sic.] Creek Rail Bridge, Tamworth Barraba Railway Line, Barraba, NSW, Australia (Place ID 15897)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 18 April 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
Attribution
- This Wikipedia article was originally based on Manilla railway underbridges, entry number 01045 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
- This Wikipedia article contains material from Upper Manilla, Borah Creek Underbridge, entry number 3150008 in the New South Wales Heritage Database published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2016 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 28 April 2020.
- This Wikipedia article contains material from Barraba (Ennisdale), Oakey Creek Underbridge, entry number 3150105 in the New South Wales Heritage Database published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2016 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 28 April 2020.
Bibliography
- Fraser, Don (1995). Bridges down under: the history of railway underbridges in New South Wales.
- O'Connor, Colin; Australian Heritage Commission; Institution of Engineers, Australia (1983). Register of Australian historic bridges. ISBN 978-0-85825-231-8.
- O'Connor, Colin (1985). Spanning two centuries: historic bridges of Australia. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-1798-2.