Are you into Bridge History

Stephen, great bridge, but most of us wouldn't be able to drive over it......... LOL

There is a railway bridge just on the edge of Menindee and most tourists never see it but I love it and find it fascinating bridge

It is an old swing bridge to allow the old paddle steamers come up and down the darling river in the 1800s would have been an amazing sight to see a old paddle steamer on the river

sadly there is not much water there at present


When I was in my 20 I did work on a number of old timber bridges in WA when working with the main road dept , so i am interested in how they made them in the early days , it was back breaking work in those days

I did the resurfacing of the old Gosnellsalbany hwy bridge and many other smaller country ones

Working on the Gosnells one day one of the carpenter's was working on the deck and he yelled out back in a sec he spotted a nice big marron swiing past the bridge the river was not deep , nice lunch that day lol

That is a lovely old bridge Stephen :). Wonderful to see it remaining and in use. Too often old bridges are removed once replaced.

Wonder if thats Two Tons or Two Tonnes ?

Hi Stephen,
will be up your way soon I might check this out. You might like to correct the spelling in the photographs as it had me tricked for a while trying to find them.
This are very interesting bridge as it was built before they knew how to make iron girders, all they used was flat plates and rivets.
Cheers,
Chris

If bridges are your thing, then may i suggest next time anyone is up Gympie way they stop in at a place about 40 klms North Westish of there called Miva. At Miva you will find the Dickabram Bridge. Below is a Wikipedia quote relating to the bridge.......

"The Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River near Miva, north-west of Gympie in Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy line.

The bridge is one of only two remaining road-and-rail bridges in Australia[1] and the only one in Queensland. It is the oldest remaining large steel truss bridge constructed in Queensland.[2]
Dickabram Bridge timber road deck

The steel and timber truss bridge, built by McDermott Owen & Co., was completed in November 1886 and the line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886. It is 191m long and stands 23m above the Mary River. All spans are metal trusses except for the 11m approach spans which are tied timber girders. The two river piers are cast iron cylinders; the remaining piers and road deck are timber."

How beautiful!
You really don't see how beautiful they are from road level as you go over them...
I live in an area where the average age of constructions is less than 60 years so this sort of thing is very special.
I love history.
Thanks Stephen.
:)