Denison Bridge | |
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 Denison Bridge, Bathurst | |
| Coordinates | 33°25′02″S 149°35′31″E / 33.4172°S 149.5920°E |
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| Crosses | Macquarie River |
| Locale | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Named for | Sir William Denison |
| Maintained by | Bathurst Regional Council |
| Preceded by | Bridge (1856–1867) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 142.7 metres (468 ft) |
| Width | 6.1 metres (20 ft) |
| Longest span | 34.5 metres (113 ft) |
| No. of spans | 9:
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| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer |
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| Constructed by | Peter Nicol Russell |
| Construction start | 1869 |
| Construction end | 1870 |
| Closed | early 1990s (to road traffic) |
| Replaced by | Evans Bridge |
| Official name | Denison Bridge |
| Type | Historic |
| Designated | 21 March 1978 |
| Reference no. | 15953 |
| Official name | Denison Bridge |
| Type | Built |
| Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
| Designated | 1 August 2003 |
| Reference no. | 01665 |
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| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The Denison Bridge is a heritage-listed footbridge over the Macquarie River in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the fourth oldest metal truss bridge existing in Australia.
The bridge, completed in 1870, replaced an earlier bridge that was built in 1856 and destroyed in 1867 floods.[4] It was designed by Gustavus Alphonse Morrell and built from 1869 to 1870 by P. N. Russell & Co. The bridge structure, except for the deck, is original and in excellent condition and for over 120 years the bridge carried the Great Western Highway over the Macquarie River.
In the early 1990s a realignment of the Great Western Highway resulted in the Evans Bridge replacing the Denison Bridge, with the latter converted to pedestrian traffic only. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 August 2003, having earlier been listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1978.[2][1]
- ^ a b "Denison Bridge (Place ID 15953)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Denison Bridge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01665. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Nomination of the 1870 Denison Bridge Bathurst as an Historic Engineering Marker" (PDF). Institute of Engineers, Australia. November 1994. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Denison Bridge washed away". The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 29 June 1867. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
