Fitzgerald Bridge - 1965 - Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia
S 32° 45.278 E 151° 44.742
56H E 382501 N 6375218
Apart from the DMR embedded plaque for 1965, there is also a larger plaque for the opening on 16th October, 1965 for the bridge on Seaham Road over the Williams River.
Waymark Code: WMX7E6
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/07/2017
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This is an Arched reinforced concrete bridge with multiple spans supported by an unusual design of concrete pylons. The are four broad-V shaped pylons, with two being in the Williams River, and the other two on land between the earth ramp embankments and abutments, and the edge of the river. Each of the five reinforced concrete deck spans are support by four large reinforced concrete 'I'-Beams.
The bridge has been made nice and wide, and on the southern side there is suitable pedestrian path.
The above coordinates are for the embedded bronze Dated Plaque on the northeastern side of the bridge. With the plaque for the Opening of the bridge at the start of the pedestrian path on the southern side of the Raymond Terrace end of the bridge.
'FaceBook' page: (
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A write-up in the Sydney Morning Herald, national newspaper, about a 'Near-Death' incident on the Fitzgerald Bridge, in 2008: (
visit link) [with dramatic photo of the DANGLING car!]
Visited: 0820 - 0827, Sunday, 28 August, 2016