Bethanga Bridge | |
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 Bethanga Bridge in 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 36°05′25″S 147°03′32″E / 36.09019°S 147.05902°E |
| Carries | Riverina Highway  /  |
| Crosses | Lake Hume |
| Locale | Bellbridge and Bethanga, Victoria, Australia |
| Named for | Bethanga |
| Owner | |
| Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pratt truss |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Trough construction | Timber deck replaced by concrete waffle slab in 1961 |
| Pier construction | Double reinforced concrete pylons |
| Total length | 752 metres (2,467 ft) |
| Width | 7.7 metres (25 ft) |
| Longest span | 82 metres (269 ft) |
| No. of spans | 9 |
| Piers in water | 8 |
| Clearance above | 4.2 metres (14 ft) |
| Clearance below | 25 metres (82 ft)[1][2] |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Percy Allan |
| Contracted lead designer | Department of Main Roads |
| Engineering design by | NSW Department of Public Works |
| Constructed by | Vickers Ruwolt, Melbourne |
| Construction start | 1927 |
| Construction end | 1930 |
| Construction cost | c. A£194,000 – 210,000[2] |
| Opened | September 1930 |
| Official name | Bethanga Bridge |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 26 May 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1750 |
| Type | Road Bridge |
| Category | Transport - Land |
| Builders | Vickers Ruwolt, Melbourne |
| Official name | Bethanga Bridge |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 14 July 2005 |
| Reference no. | 12738 |
| Type | Road Bridge |
| Category | Transport – Land; Utilities – Water |
| Builders | Vickers Ruwolt, Melbourne |
| Location | |
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The Bethanga Bridge is a steel truss road bridge that carries the Riverina Highway across Lake Hume, an artificial lake on the Murray River in Australia. The dual heritage-listed[1][3] bridge crosses the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, linking the Victorian towns of Bellbridge and Bethanga with the regional New South Wales city of Albury.