Towamba River bridge, New Buildings

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Towamba River bridge, New Buildings
1477 - New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River - SHR Plan No 2678 (5051381b100).jpg
Heritage boundaries
Coordinates 36°57′32″S149°33′42″E / 36.9588°S 149.5617°E / -36.9588; 149.5617
CarriesTowamba Road
Crosses Towamba River
Locale New Buildings, New South Wales, Australia
Owner Transport for NSW
Maintained by Bega Valley Shire
Characteristics
DesignLow-level
MaterialTimber
History
Construction endc.1919-20
ReplacesPrevious bridge (????-1919)
Official nameNew Buildings Bridge over Towamba River; Towamba River bridge, New Buildings
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated20 June 2000
Reference no.1477
TypeRoad Bridge
CategoryTransport - Land
Location
Towamba River bridge, New Buildings

The Towamba River bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Towamba Road across the Towamba River at New Buildings, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. The bridge is also called the New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. [1]

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History

The current timber low-level bridge was built in c.1919-20 following the destruction of the previous bridge in a major flood in 1919. [2] The bridge carries motor vehicles and, via a grade-separated path, carries both pedestrians and bicycles. [3]

The bridge had been closed for repairs for several weeks in 2017 following issues discovered in routine inspections. [4] [5] [6]

Heritage listing

The New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01477. Retrieved 2 June 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
  2. "Bridges". Towamba Valley History. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. Tim, the Yowie Man (15 October 2016). "Take the quiz: Can you guess the South Coast bridge?". Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "New Buildings Road Bridge to Close". Bega Valley Shire. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. "Fears for Towamba Bridge, steer clear". Eden Magnet. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "Don't use Towamba Bridge, road users warned". Eden Magnet. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

Attribution

CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article was originally based on New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River , entry number 01477 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018.