Murray River Rail Bridge,Tocumwal, NSW, Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 35° 48.833 E 145° 33.404
55H E 369612 N 6035733
The Tocumwal rail bridge over the Murray
Waymark Code: WMZ50G
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 09/10/2018
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The Tocumwal Railway Bridge was built in 1895, with three spans, the centre span having an opening lift for navigation (allowing river boats to pass).Initially provided for road traffic only, it was strengthened for rail traffic in 1908, and used for both road and rail traffic until November 1987 when a new road bridge was opened.
By 1930, river traffic declined, the last lift (of it) for river traffic being in 1933 and in September 1977 the centre lift span was fixed in place
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2) Include the coordinates, city/county/state/country and the name of the bridge (if it has one).
3) Include any interesting information about the structure