Murray River road and railway bridge, Tocumwal
Murray River road and railway bridge, Tocumwal | |
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NSW Secretary for Public Works and Sir Maurice O'Rorke | |
Official name | Tocumwal road and rail bridge over Murray River |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 1061 |
Type | Railway Bridge / Viaduct |
Category | Transport – Rail |
Builders | NSW Public Works Department |
Location | |
The Murray River road and railway bridge is a
History
The
When opened, monthly lifting of the centre span was carried out for testing purposes. When the bridge was made a rail and road bridge, the span was always kept down unless enquired by river traffic. By 1930, river traffic declined, and so by 1944, the monthly lifting was altered to yearly. In 1951, it was proposed to keep the span closed, the last lift for river traffic being in 1933, and no maintenance lifting having been carried out for a decade. In September 1977, both state governments agreed to keep it fixed, and removed requirement for being able to lift it. Easter 1995 celebrations including operation of the lift span.[2]
Heritage listing
The river bridge was a combined road and rail structure. It is of very high significance because of its technological value and its importance in the history of transport in the State and inter-state rivalries.[4]
Tocumwal road and rail bridge over the Murray River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]
See also
- List of railway bridges in New South Wales
- List of bridges in Australia
- List of crossings of the Murray River
References
- ^ "History of Tocumwal, New South Wales on the Murray River". Discover Murray River. 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b Whitehead, Bob (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
- ^ "Tocumwal Bridge over Murray River". Roads & Traffic Authority. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ .
Attribution
This Wikipedia article was originally based on Tocumwal road and rail bridge over Murray River, entry number 01061 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.
External links
Media related to Tocumwal Rail Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Murray River - Tocumwal Railway Bridge (Streaming video) (YouTube). Slingard Studios. 23 October 2016.