Mary MacKillop Bridge | |
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 Mary MacKillop Bridge with Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge in the background in February 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E / 34.838283°S 138.506806°E |
| Carries | Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line |
| Crosses | Port River |
| Locale | Lefevre Peninsula |
| Named for | Mary MacKillop |
| Owner | Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure |
| Followed by | Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule |
| Total length | 770 metres |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (56.5 in) 1,600 mm (63 in) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Abigroup |
| Opened | 1 August 2008 |
| Location | |
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The Mary MacKillop Bridge is a bascule bridge in Adelaide, Australia that carries the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line over the Port River.
In July 2005, Abigroup was awarded a contract to build a railway bridge and the adjoining Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge to carry the Port River Expressway over the Port River.[1] The bridge was built as part of a project to divert the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide line away from the Rosewater loop and bypass the suburban network.[2]
It was opened on 1 August 2008 by Premier Mike Rann.[3][4]
- ^ Complex bridge project in Adelaide awarded to Abigroup Abigroup 12 July 2005
- ^ Port River Bridge Opens Catch Point issue 186 July 2008 pages 8-11
- ^ Official opening for new Port bridges ABC News 1 August 2008
- ^ Traffic flows faster after bridge opening New Connections issue 2 October 2008 page 7 Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure