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Longford railway bridge | |
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 End of the bridge, between 1870 and 1930 | |
| Coordinates | 41°35′08″S 147°07′29″E / 41.585590°S 147.124616°E |
| Carries | Western Line |
| Crosses | South Esk River |
| Locale | Longford, Tasmania |
| Owner | TasRail |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lattice truss |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 400 feet (121.9 m) |
| Longest span | 200 feet (61.0 m) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 0 |
| Clearance above | 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm) above highest flood level |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Doyne, Major and Willett |
| Constructed by | C. de Bergue and Co., London, Manchester, Cardiff, and Wormit. |
| Construction end | 1870 |
| Construction cost | AU£28,000 |
| Location | |
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| References | |
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The Longford Railway Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the South Esk River, in Longford, Tasmania. The Western Railway Line travels over the bridge, enabling freight movement to/from the major Container ports of Burnie and Devonport and the rest of the state. In 1978, it was listed in the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[2]
- ^ "LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY". The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880). Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 23 April 1870. p. 6. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Longford Railway Bridge, Longford, TAS, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 12819)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 9 November 2019.