Peel River railway bridge, Tamworth | |
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| Coordinates | 31°05′06″S 150°55′24″E / 31.0849°S 150.9232°E |
| Carries | Main North line |
| Crosses | Peel River |
| Locale | Tamworth, Tamworth Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia |
| Begins | North Tamworth (north) |
| Ends | Taminda (south) |
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| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lattice girder bridge |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Pier construction | Cast iron |
| Total length | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Longest span | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| 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 | J. S. Bennett |
| Fabrication by | J. & C. Brettell, Worcester, England (ironwork) |
| Construction end | 1881 |
| Opened | 9 January 1882 |
| Official name | Tamworth rail bridge over Peel River; Tamworth Lattice Railway Bridge |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1058 |
| Type | Railway Bridge/Viaduct |
| Category | Transport – Rail |
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The Peel River railway bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge that carries the Main North line across the Peel River connecting North Tamworth to Taminda, both in the Tamworth Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The railway bridge was designed by John Whitton as the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways and built during 1882 by J. S. Bennett, with iron work by J. & C. Brettell, Worcester, England. The bridge is also known as the Tamworth rail bridge over Peel River and the Tamworth Lattice 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]
The bridge is located 454.125 kilometres (282.180 mi) from Sydney Central station.
- ^ "Tamworth rail bridge over Peel River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01058. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Peel River Rail Bridge, Peel St, Tamworth, NSW, Australia (Place ID 15912)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 18 April 1989. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
