Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge

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Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge
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Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge
Location Mungar - Monto railway line, Ideraway, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 25°35′36″S151°36′42″E / 25.5932°S 151.6118°E / -25.5932; 151.6118 Coordinates: 25°35′36″S151°36′42″E / 25.5932°S 151.6118°E / -25.5932; 151.6118
Design period1900 - 1914 (early 20th century)
Built1906 - 1907
Architect William Pagan
Official nameSteep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway)
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600520
Significant period1900s (fabric)
Significant componentsabutments - railway bridge, pier/s (bridge)
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Location of Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge in Queensland
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Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Australia)

Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar - Monto railway line at Ideraway in the North Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built from 1906 to 1907. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. [1]

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History

Construction of the section from Wetheron to Gayndah began in March 1906 using day labour. The Deep Creek crossing posed engineering difficulties. [2] Completion of the line was delayed building two bridges of special designs over gorges between Ideraway and Gayndah including Steep Rocky Creek (the other being Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge).

Drawings for the bridge were signed by Chief Engineer, William Pagan. It was designed to carry the heaviest locomotives in operation at the time. [2] On-site construction was overseen by Pagan. [2] Construction of the bridge was completed in 1907 and the extension was opened for traffic on 16 December 1907. [1]

Description

Steep Rocky Creek bridge includes one 26-foot (7.9 m) RSJ span of three joists, five 28-foot (8.5 m) concrete arches and a final 26-foot (7.9 m) RSJ span of three joists, supported on six concrete piers and two abutments. [1]

Heritage listing

Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. [1]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

The bridge has an innovative design with reinforced discontinuous wall-type arches, the first of its type in Australia and the fifth concrete arch rail bridge in Australia. [1]

The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.

The bridge has an innovative design with reinforced discontinuous wall-type arches, the first of its type in Australia and the fifth concrete arch rail bridge in Australia. [1]

The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.

The bridge is associated with Chief Engineer William Pagan. [1]

The Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers listed

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) (entry 600520)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Gayndah Railway". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 10, 324. Queensland, Australia. 26 December 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ McLachlan, Mark (6 June 2018). "Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges, 1905 to 1914". Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ McGrath, PSM, B. L.; Churchward, Alan (October 2015). "Nomination of the Gayndah Rail Bridges, Queensland for ENGINEERING HERITAGE RECOGNITION under Engineering Heritage Australia's Engineering Heritage Recognition Program" (PDF). engineersaustralia.org.au/engineering-communities/engineering-heritage-australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

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