Milperra Bridge

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Milperra Bridge
Coordinates 33°55′45″S150°58′44″E / 33.929225°S 150.978989°E / -33.929225; 150.978989 Coordinates: 33°55′45″S150°58′44″E / 33.929225°S 150.978989°E / -33.929225; 150.978989
CarriesNewbridge Road
Crosses Georges River
LocaleBetween Bankstown and Liverpool, in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Named for Milperra
Owner Transport for NSW
Preceded byGovernor Macquarie Drive bridge
Followed byM5 Motorway bridge
Characteristics
Design Pre-stressed concrete
Material Concrete
No. of spans3
Piers in water2
No. of lanes 7
History
Construction end1965
ReplacesComposite truss version (1930)
Location
Milperra Bridge

Milperra Bridge is a road bridge that carries Newbridge Road across the Georges River, located between Bankstown and Liverpool, in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is located adjacent to Henry Lawson Drive and the Bankstown Airport; and Newbridge Road serves as a continuation of Canterbury and Milperra Roads.

History

Prior to the bridge being built, there was no crossing of the Georges River between Moorebank and Milperra, though the road to Canterbury was built up to the east bank. The road over the Liverpool Weir and its later 1894 truss bridge went south east toward Wollongong and Engadine.

There was call for access between the two military settler camps, Moorebank and Milperra, to have access and a punt was proposed in the early 1920s. [1]

The early design by the Department of Main Roads (DMR) showed a height above water of only 4 metres (12 ft) [2] which was much decried by the locals, advising to the Dept that it be higher for the commercial and sporting interests of the area. The DMR replied with a proposal of 5 metres (17 ft). [3]

After long use, the old narrow bridge was not able to cope with the increase in traffic and was slated for replacement. [4]

The current concrete structure supersedes the earlier truss bridge built circa 1930 [5] as a wider and higher crossing of the river.

Milperra Bridge
Coordinates 33°55′46″S150°58′44″E / 33.929441°S 150.978890°E / -33.929441; 150.978890
CarriesNewbridge Road
Crosses Georges River
Other name(s)Moorebank Bridge [6]
Owner Transport for NSW
Characteristics
Design Composite truss
MaterialTimber
Total length72 metres (237 ft)
Width6 metres (20 ft) [7]
Longest span27 metres (90 ft)
No. of spans6
Piers in water5
Clearance below 5 metres (17 ft)
History
Opened18 April 1931 [8]
Collapsed1965
Replaced byCurrent bridge
Location
Milperra Bridge

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