Emu Plains Underbridge | |
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 The railway bridge at Penrith, c. 1920 – c. 1927, from the Broadhurst collection of postcards | |
| Coordinates | 33°44′45″S 150°40′54″E / 33.7459°S 150.6818°E |
| Carries | Main Western line |
| Crosses | Nepean River |
| Locale | Off Bruce Neale Dr, 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the Penrith railway station, Penrith, City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Penrith (east) |
| Ends | Emu Plains (west) |
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| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Preceded by | Victoria Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pratt Truss railway underbridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Pier construction | Brick |
| Longest span | 58.8 metres (193 ft) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrified | c. 1950s |
| History | |
| Designer | James Fraser |
| Contracted lead designer | New South Wales Government Railways |
| Constructed by | Labourers |
| Fabrication by | R. Tulloch & Co. |
| Construction end | 1907 |
| Replaces | Victoria Bridge (converted to motor vehicle use) |
| Official name | Emu Plains (Nepean River) Underbridge; Penrith (Nepean River) Underbridge |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 28 June 2013 |
| Reference no. | 1830 |
| Type | Railway Bridge/ Viaduct |
| Category | Transport – Rail |
| Builders | Fabrication by R. Tulloch & Co.; erection by day labour |
| Location | |
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Emu Plains Underbridge is a heritage-listed steel truss railway underbridge located off Bruce Neale Dr approximately 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the Penrith railway station in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Fraser, the existing lines branch and the New South Wales Government Railways. It was built in 1907, with fabrication by R. Tulloch & Co.; and erection by day labour. It is also known as Emu Plains (Nepean River) Underbridge and Penrith (Nepean River) Underbridge. The property is owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 June 2013.[1]
- ^ "Emu Plains (Nepean River) Underbridge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01830. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
