Mungindi Bridge
| Mungindi Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The old bridge looking upstream. The river forms the state border with Queensland on the left bank and New South Wales on the right. | |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Barwon River |
| Locale | Mungindi, New South Wales |
| Other name(s) | Barwon River Bridge |
| Maintained by | Roads & Maritime Services |
| Preceded by | Timber truss bridge 1914-2010 |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 78 metres (256 ft) |
| Width | 9.6 metres (31 ft) |
| Number of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Civil Mining & Construction[1] |
| Construction end | 2010 |
The Mungindi Bridge is a road bridge over the Barwon River on the Carnarvon Highway on the Queensland/New South Wales border at Mungindi, Australia.
Old bridge
The original Mungindi Bridge was a Dare type truss road bridge, designed by Harvey Dare. It was one of 40 Dare truss bridges built in NSW. The bridge was built by Lawson & Wladro in 1914. It was a single timber truss span of 27.7 m (91 ft), with 2 timber approach spans at each end giving the bridge an overall length of 61.6 m (202 ft).
New bridge
The new Mungindi Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge with a pedestrian footpath on one side. The bridge is higher to improve flood immunity of this important rural highway. Construction of the new bridge and road approaches was jointly funded by New South Wales and Queensland state governments under the Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Mungindi Bridge". Civil Mining & Construction. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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Coordinates: 28°58′33.30″S 148°59′04.58″E / 28.9759167°S 148.9846056°E