Murray Bridge Road Bridge, Bridge St (Princess Hwy), Murray Bridge, SA, Australia
Posted by: 
blingg
S 35° 06.922 E 139° 16.808
54H E 343271 N 6112809
The first bridge over the Murray River
Waymark Code: WM13J9F
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 12/24/2020
Views: 3
The 605m wrought iron half-through warren truss bridge was built between 1873-1879 It was used by trains until 1925 and during that time toll gates were installed to control other traffic crossing the bridge. There are five river spans of 35.9m to 38.9m and twenty three approach spans of 18.3m each on the eastern side, overhead latticed cross-bracing exist only on the river spans
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 7941
Place File No: 3/10/144/0001
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1873-79
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