Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai NSW Australia
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jinkson
S 35° 04.025 E 148° 06.576
55H E 601172 N 6118953
The Prince Alfred Bridge is a wrought iron truss and timber beam road bridge over the Murrumbidgee River and its floodplain at Gundagai, New South Wales Australia
Waymark Code: WMWYQ7
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 10/31/2017
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The landscape at Gundagai is dominated by four bridges spanning the Murrumbidgee flats: the historic Prince Alfred Bridge, the timber Railway Bridge, and now the dual Sheahan bridges of the Hume Highway.
The Prince Alfred Bridge was completed in 1867, the first major crossing spanning the Murumbidgee River. It formed part of the Hume Highway until it was replaced by the first Sheahan Bridge built in 1976. The Prince Alfred Bridge is the longest timber viaduct in Australia and has been classified by the National Trust as a structure whose preservation is essential to Australia’s heritage.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck
Date Built: 1867
Construction: Iron
Condition: Poor
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1977
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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