William Walter Mason Bridge

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William Walter Mason Bridge
W W Mason Bridge carrying the Captain Cook Highway over the Barron River, Stratford, Cairns, 2018 03.jpg
W W Mason Bridge, as seen from Stratford, 2018
Coordinates 16°52′08″S145°44′10″E / 16.86889°S 145.73611°E / -16.86889; 145.73611 Coordinates: 16°52′08″S145°44′10″E / 16.86889°S 145.73611°E / -16.86889; 145.73611
Carries Captain Cook Highway
(Motor vehicles)
Crosses Barron River
Locale Stratford, Queensland, Australia
Official nameWilliam Walter Mason Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)Barron River Bridge
Maintained by Department of Transport and Main Roads
Characteristics
Design Beam bridge
Material Prestressed concrete
Total length176 metres (577 ft)
Clearance below 4.1 metres (13 ft)
History
Opened
  • Southbound bridge (16 December 1977 (1977-12-16))
  • Northbound bridge (1988)
Replaces
  • Farmers' Bridge (1921-1929)
  • Stratford Bridge (1934-1978) [1]
Location
William Walter Mason Bridge

The William Walter Mason Memorial Bridge (also known as Barron River Bridge [2] ) is a road bridge that carries the Captain Cook Highway across the Barron River at the boundary of four suburbs in Cairns (Stratford, Aeroglen, Barron, and Machans Beach) in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.

The first Barron River Bridge was built by John Holland Constructions in 1977. On 12 August 1978 it was named after William Walter Mason, the first settler who bought land on the north side of the Barron River in 1882. [3]

The first bridge was converted to southbound traffic after the second northbound bridge was built in 1988 as part of the highway duplication project. Both bridges are known as the William Walter Mason Bridges. [3]

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References

  1. "Stratford Heritage Trail" (PDF). Stratford Community Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. "Major Works Between Machans Beach Roundabout and Barron River Bridge". Department of Transport and Main Roads. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 "W W Mason & Acacia Bank". Stratford Heritage Trail. Stratford and Freshwater Community Association. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.