Forgan Bridge

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Forgan Bridge
Forgan Bridge Mackay.JPG
New bridge finished construction, April 2010
Coordinates 21°08′15″S149°11′17″E / 21.1376°S 149.188°E / -21.1376; 149.188
Carries Motor vehicles, Pedestrians
Crosses Pioneer River
Locale Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Preceded bySydney Street Bridge (-1938), Forgan Bridge (1938–2011)
Characteristics
Design Pre-Cast Beam Superstructure
Material Prestressed concrete
Total length485 metres (1,591 ft)
Width26 metres (85 ft)
History
Designer GHD
Constructed by Golding Contractors [1]
Construction startMay 2008
Opened14 August 2011
Statistics
Daily traffic (30,000 vehicles per day)
Location
Forgan Bridge

The Forgan Bridge is a road bridge over the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

Contents

The construction of the duplication and replacement of the old Forgan Bridge commenced in May 2008 and was completed in August 2011. [2]

History

The original Forgan Bridge was opened on 30 March 1938 by Mrs Forgan Smith, wife of the Queensland Premier William Forgan Smith, [3] as a replacement for the earlier Sydney Street Bridge. [4] The bridge was named in memory of Mary Forgan, the mother of former Queensland premier William Forgan Smith. [4]

The construction of a new 485-metre (1,591 ft) long, 4-lane bridge commenced in May 2008. The A$148 million Forgan Bridge Replacement and Duplication Project included replacement of two bridges; the Forgan Bridge and the Barnes Creek Bridge, and widening of Barnes Creek Road. The existing two-lane bridges and road were replaced with new four-lane bridges and road. The project was delivered in two stages; stage 1 included construction of new two-lane bridges and stage 2 included demolition of the existing bridges and construction of new two-lane bridges in their place.


The new bridge was opened on 14 August 2011 by Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace, local member of parliment Tim Mulherin, and Mackay mayor Col Meng. [2]

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References

  1. "Forgan Bridge Replacement". Golding Contractors. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bastable, Kate (2011). "New bridge opens with big party". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "Mackay Timeline". Mackay Historical Society. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Forgan Bridge commemorates city pioneers" (PDF). Tim Mulherin, M.P. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

Coordinates: 21°08′15.37″S149°11′16.14″E / 21.1376028°S 149.1878167°E / -21.1376028; 149.1878167