Bland Creek Bridge

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Bland Creek Bridge
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Bridge over Bland Creek at Morangarell, in 2013
Coordinates 33°45′43″S147°31′14″E / 33.761968°S 147.520685°E / -33.761968; 147.520685
Carries Newell Highway
Crosses Bland Creek
LocaleMorangarell, Bland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Owner Transport for NSW
Characteristics
Design Road bridge
Material Cast iron
Location
Bland Creek Bridge

Bland Creek Bridge is a cast iron road bridge that carries the Newell Highway across Bland Creek in Morangarell, Bland Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was constructed in the late 1990s, following the Roads & Traffic Authority's massive 1990s construction roll-out of a central New South Wales bridge project.

The bridge replaced an earlier bridge, opened in 1934. [1]

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References

  1. "Bland Creek Bridged–Day of Celebration". Young Chronicle. 22 June 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2024.