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Historical Notes on BridgesLast modified: March 25, 2009 - 8:56 AM
Approximately 65% of the shire area is classified as flood liable land in a 1 in 100 year flood event. Urban levee banks protect most urban areas and most rural lands have some level of flood bank protection. So as you can see Bridges have played an important role in the development of transport within the Shire. Council has five lift span bridges over the Murray River with one ferry crossing. Specific information on each bridge is offered on the separate pages under this heading. General Information - Published: 25 Mar 2009Timber truss bridges and timber bridges were so common that NSW was known to travelers as the timber bridge State, with the Wakool Shire having some 45 timber bridges alone out of 75 overall. Council has tried in recent years to replace 2 timber bridges per financial year. Attached is information @ March 2009 on the bridges within the Wakool Shire, ie built/replacement dates. more ..Tooleybuc Lift Span Bridge - Published: 26 Jul 2006 Tooleybuc Bridge over the Murray River is a timber lift span bridge that was built in 1925. It is a timber truss & steel lift span bridge. It is owned and maintained by the NSW RTA. more .. Nyah Lift Span Bridge - Published: 31 Aug 2005 Is a structural steel, lift span bridge, 2 lanes wide across the Murray River, was built in 1941 and is maintained by the NSW RTA. more .. Gee Gee Bridge - Published: 31 Aug 2005 Located on Noorong Road (MR 94), approximately 37km from Swan Hill & 48km from Barham over the Wakool River. Is a NSW DARE type timber truss bridge constructed in 1929 and is maintained by the NSW RTA. more .. Coonamitt Bridge - Published: 31 Aug 2005 The Coonamit bridge is a DARE type timber truss road bridge located on the Moulamein/Swan Hill Road (MR 386) Approximately 30km from Swan Hill and 39km from Moulamein, over the Wakool River, which is maintained by the NSW RTA. It was constructed in 1929. more .. Barham/Koondrook Lift Span Bridge - Published: 31 Aug 2005 The Barham/Koondrook Bridge is of timber construction, lift span (which still operates) and was constructed in 1904 at a cost of ₤11358. Is located over the Murray River on MR 319 at Barham. The bridge comprises of a lift span & 2 de Burgh composite timber trusses designed by EM de Burgh, MICE Bridge Engineer of the NSW Public Works. An improvement on earlier designs, it was built by Messrs Monash & Anderson of Melbourne. more .. Speewa Ferry across Murray River - Published: 31 Aug 2005 Located on the Murray River on Speewa Road, approximately 16kms from Swan Hill and in owned & maintained by the NSW RTA. more .. Murray Regional Crossings Group - Published: 24 Aug 2005 The Murray Regional Crossings Group, sponsored by the Murray Regional Development Board, has been lobbying for increased funding for border bridges and ferry services over a number of years. The Group represents more than twenty (20) Local Government and Regional Development Organisations from NSW and Victoria. more .. Murrabit Lift Span Bridge - Published: 31 Aug 2005 Murrabit Bridge is located approximately 52km from Swan Hill and 34km from Barham or 24km along Victorian side over the Murray River and is maintained by the NSW RTA. more .. |
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