Bridgewater Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 42°44′27″S 147°13′31″E / 42.74083°S 147.22528°E |
| Carries |  Midland HighwaySouth Railway Line |
| Crosses | Derwent River |
| Locale | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Begins | Granton |
| Ends | Bridgewater |
| Named for | Bridgewater |
| Owner | Department of State Growth |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge with vertical lift |
| Material | Steel |
| Piers in water | 13 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1939 |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Replaces | Swing punt (c. 1900s-1946) |
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The Bridgewater Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge that carries the Midland Highway and South Railway Line across the Derwent River in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. This steel truss vertical lift bridge and specially-built causeway connect the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater and Granton. The bridge was completed in 1946 and accommodates a two-lane highway, a single track railway and a grade-separated footpath.
The bridge serves as a major connector link between the Midland Highway on the eastern shore and the Brooker Highway on the western shore. The bridge is the oldest surviving lift span bridge in Australia; lifting of the bridge can cause considerable traffic delays.