Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge
Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge | |
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Ideraway, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia | |
Coordinates | 25°35′36″S 151°36′42″E / 25.5932°S 151.6118°E |
Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
Built | 1906 - 1907 |
Architect | William Pagan |
Official name | Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 21 October 1992 |
Reference no. | 600520 |
Significant period | 1900s (fabric) |
Significant components | abutments - railway bridge, pier/s (bridge) |
Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed
History
Construction of the section from Wetheron to Gayndah began in March 1906 using day labour. The Deep Creek crossing posed engineering difficulties.[2] Completion of the line was delayed building two bridges of special designs over gorges between Ideraway and Gayndah including Steep Rocky Creek (the other being Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge).
Drawings for the bridge were signed by Chief Engineer, William Pagan.[3] It was designed to carry the heaviest locomotives in operation at the time.[2] On-site construction was overseen by Pagan.[2] Construction of the bridge was completed in 1907 and the extension was opened for traffic on 16 December 1907.[1]
Description
Steep Rocky Creek bridge includes one 26-
Heritage listing
Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
The bridge has an innovative design with reinforced discontinuous wall-type arches, the first of its type in Australia and the fifth concrete arch rail bridge in Australia.[1]
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
The bridge has an innovative design with reinforced discontinuous wall-type arches, the first of its type in Australia and the fifth concrete arch rail bridge in Australia.[1]
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.
The bridge is associated with Chief Engineer William Pagan.[1]
The Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers listed
- Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line, including the Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the “best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia”.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 600520)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 10, 324. Queensland, Australia. 26 December 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland State Archives, Drawing number S2735 (November 2016). "HRP.Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges.Drawings.Nov 2016.pdf" (PDF). Engineers Australia. p. 6. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ McLachlan, Mark (6 June 2018). "Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges, 1905 to 1914". Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ McGrath, PSM, B. L.; Churchward, Alan (October 2015). "Nomination of the Gayndah Rail Bridges, Queensland for ENGINEERING HERITAGE RECOGNITION under Engineering Heritage Australia's Engineering Heritage Recognition Program" (PDF). Engineers Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
Attribution
External links
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