Macquarie River railway bridge, Bathurst | |
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 The disused railway bridge, pictured in 2018 | |
| Coordinates | 33°25′23″S 149°35′26″E / 33.4231°S 149.5905°E |
| Carries | Main Western Line (1876–c. 2005) |
| Crosses | Macquarie River |
| Locale | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | Bathurst (west) |
| Ends | Kelso (east) |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lattice girder bridge |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | One |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Designer | Sir John Fowler for John Whitton |
| Constructed by | William Mason |
| Fabrication by | Britannia Ironworks, Derby, England |
| Construction end | 1876 |
| Opened | April 1976 |
| Closed | c. 2005 |
| Replaced by | Concrete girder bridge (c. 2005) |
| Official name | Bathurst rail bridge over Macquarie River; Bathurst – Kelso Railway Bridge |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1025 |
| Type | Railway Bridge/Viaduct |
| Category | Transport – Rail |
| Location | |
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The Macquarie River railway bridge is a heritage-listed disused railway bridge across the Macquarie River that was previously located on the Main Western line in Bathurst in the Bathurst Region local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1876. It is also known as Bathurst Rail Bridge over Macquarie River and Bathurst – Kelso Railway Bridge. The property is owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The bridge was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999[1] and was added to the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate on 18 April 1989.[2]
- ^ "Bathurst rail bridge over Macquarie River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01025. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Macquarie River Rail Bridge, Main Western Railway Line, Bathurst, NSW, Australia (Place ID 15908)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 18 April 1989. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
