Taemas Bridge

Taemas Bridge
Taemas Bridge
Coordinates	35°00′12″S 148°50′53″E / 35.0033516°S 148.8481164°E
Carries	Wee Jasper Road Motor vehicles only;
Crosses	Murrumbidgee River
Locale	near Wee Jasper, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia
Begins	Taemas
Ends	Cavan, New South Wales
Official name	Taemas Bridge over Murrumbidgee River
Other name(s)	RTA Bridge No. 6629
Owner	Transport for NSW
Characteristics
Design	Truss
Material	Steel
Trough construction	Reinforced concrete
Pier construction	Concrete
Total length	200 metres (660 ft)
Width	5.5 metres (18 ft)
Longest span	45.7 metres (150 ft)
No. of spans	4 main, 2 approaches
No. of lanes	Two
History
Constructed by	Tulloch Ironworks; Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete Works;
Fabrication by	Dorman Long & Co
Construction cost	A£60,895
Opened	1931
Closed	Taemas Bridge (1888-1925) (MacDonald truss); Temporary punt (1925-1929); Low-level bridge (1929); Temporary punt (1929-1931);
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Taemas Bridge over Murrumbidgee River; RTA Bridge No. 6629
Type	State agency heritage (built)
Criteria	a., c., d., g.
Designated	18 August 2005
Reference no.	Heritage Act, 1977 (NSW) s 170
Type	Road Bridge
Category	Transport - Land
Builders	Tulloch Ironworks; Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete Works;
Location
References

The Taemas Bridge is a two-lane road bridge that carries the Wee Jasper Road across the Murrumbidgee River, at the settlement of Taemas, near Wee Jasper in the Yass Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge crosses on the river just before it enters Lake Burrinjuck, which has been created by the Burrinjuck Dam. The bridge is a key part of the road between Yass and Wee Jasper, and from there, to Tumut. The bridge is located approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Yass and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Wee Jasper. The property is owned by Transport for NSW. Under the Heritage Act, 1977 (NSW) s 170, the bridge was added to the New South Wales State agency heritage register on 18 August 2005.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Taemas Bridge over Murrumbidgee River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 7 April 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

[NSWSHR-1] "Taemas Bridge over Murrumbidgee River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 7 April 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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