Mungindi Bridge

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Mungindi Bridge
MungindiBarwonRiver.JPG
The old timber Dare-type truss bridge looking upstream. The river forms the state border with Queensland on the left bank and New South Wales on the right.
Coordinates 28°58′33″S148°59′05″E / 28.97583°S 148.98472°E / -28.97583; 148.98472 Coordinates: 28°58′33″S148°59′05″E / 28.97583°S 148.98472°E / -28.97583; 148.98472
Carries Carnarvon Highway
Crosses Barwon River
Locale Mungindi, New South Wales
Other name(s)Barwon River Bridge
Maintained by Roads & Maritime Services
Characteristics
Material Prestressed concrete
Total length78 metres (256 ft)
Width9.6 metres (31 ft)
No. of spans3
History
Constructed byCivil Mining & Construction [1]
Construction end2010
ReplacesTimber Dare-type truss bridge (1914–2010)
Location
Mungindi Bridge

The Mungindi Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Carnarvon Highway across the Barwon River on the Queensland/New South Wales border at Mungindi, New South Wales, Australia.

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Current bridge

The current Mungindi Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge with a pedestrian footpath on one side. The bridge is higher to improve flood immunity of the rural highway. Construction of the current bridge and road approaches was jointly funded by New South Wales and Queensland state governments under the Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project. [1] [2]

Old bridge

The original Mungindi Bridge was a Dare-type truss road bridge, designed by Harvey Dare. It was one of forty Dare-type truss bridges built in New South Wales. The bridge was built by Lawson and Wladro in 1914. It was a single timber truss span of 27.7 metres (91 ft), with two timber approach spans at each end giving the bridge an overall length of 61.6 metres (202 ft). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mungindi Bridge". Civil Mining & Construction. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "New Mungindi Bridge". Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011.
  3. "Old Mungindi Bridge". NSW Roads and Traffic Authority. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.