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| Coordinates | 31°02′26″S 152°53′17″E / 31.040519029158492°S 152.88793445321983°E |
| Carries | Pacific Highway 
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| Crosses | Macleay River |
| Locale | Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) |
| Width | 21.6 metres (71 ft) |
| Longest span | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| No. of spans | 94 |
| No. of lanes | 4; divided highway |
| History | |
| Contracted lead designer | Arup Group |
| Constructed by | Abigroup |
| Construction start | July 2010 |
| Construction end | February 2012 |
| Construction cost | A$185 million[1] |
| Inaugurated | 27 March 2013 by Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development |
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The Macleay Valley Bridge is a road bridge over the Macleay River and its floodplain near the settlement of Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is part of the Pacific Highway (A1) new alignment which bypasses Kempsey and Frederickton. At the time of its official opening in 2013, the bridge was the longest road bridge in Australia.[3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ANCRwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Design and construction planning of the Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge". Transportation Research Board. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Australia's longest bridge crosses the Macleay River in Northern NSW". Macleay River and Floodplain Bridge, Kempsey, NSW. Arup Group. March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Mid-year start for project to complete Kempsey Bypass". Media Monitors. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.[permanent dead link]