Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge

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Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge
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Coordinates 32°40′09″S152°10′06″E / 32.669202°S 152.168262°E / -32.669202; 152.168262 Coordinates: 32°40′09″S152°10′06″E / 32.669202°S 152.168262°E / -32.669202; 152.168262
CarriesMyall Street
Crosses Myall River
Locale Mid-Coast Council, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Begins Tea Gardens
Ends Hawks Nest
Other name(s)Singing Bridge
Named for Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest
Characteristics
Design Box girder
Material Prestressed and reinforced concrete
Total length304.3 metres (998 ft)
Width10.3 metres (34 ft)
Longest span35.3 metres (116 ft)
No. of spans9
Piers in water8
Clearance below 10.6 metres (35 ft) (high water level)
History
Opened6 April 1974 (1974-04-06)
Location
Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge

The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge is a road bridge that carries Myall Street across the Myall River, connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest in the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

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The concrete box girder bridge is commonly known as the Singing Bridge, derived from the musical sounds its railings generate during strong winds acting as a wind harp. [1]

History

About 1928, a ferry service started carrying passengers between the two townships across the Myall River. Later, cars were added, resulting in peak queues during holiday periods of up to six hours. [1] The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge was completed and opened by the New South Wales Minister for Public Works on 6 April 1974. [2] : 8  In response to this demand a A$1.2 million bridge was placed immediately downstream, eliminating the ferry service. [1]

Description

The bridge is of girder construction, made of both prestressed and reinforced concrete. It is 304.3 metres (998 ft) long, with seven 35.3-metre (116 ft) and two 28.3-metre (93 ft) spans. It carries a two-lane road 7.3 metres (24 ft) wide and two pedestrian walkways 1.5 metres (5 ft) wide. [2] : 33  Clearance is 10.6 m (34.8 ft) at high water. [3]

The Jean Shaw Koala Reserve is located at its northeastern end, part of a wildlife corridor to the Myall Lakes. Koalas have been known to cross the bridge at night. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Engel, Brian A.; Winn, Janis; Wark, John (March 2001). "Tea Gardens Walk". Brian A. Engel. p. 6. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Annual Report 1973-74" (PDF). NSW Department of Public Works. 1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Myall River Map" (PDF). New South Wales Maritime . Retrieved 15 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens Endangered Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Population" (PDF). Approved NSW Recovery Plan. NSW Department of Environment and Conservation. July 2003. p. 9. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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