Petrov's Bridge

Petrov's Bridge
Petrov's Bridge in October 2009
Coordinates35°23′19″S 149°10′29″E / 35.388719°S 149.174607°E / -35.388719; 149.174607
CarriedBombala railway line
LocaleHume
Official nameArnott Street Railway Bridge
Other name(s)Petrov's Bridge
Named forVladimir Petrov
Characteristics
MaterialWood
Total length2 metes
Height3.8 metres
Clearance below3.7 metres
History
Opened1887
Destroyed2018
Closed1989
Location
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Arnott Street Railway Bridge (Petrov's Bridge) was a small, isolated railway bridge in Canberra, most famously used by soviet agent Vladimir Petrov in 1954 as a dead drop location for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). The bridge was used as part of the Bombala railway line before it was demolished in 2018.

Petrov's Bridge also less commonly refers to the bridge Petrov revealed as a Soviet dead drop site, a different bridge along the Bombala railway line a few miles from Canberra station.[1]

  1. ^ "Petrov Bridge". Maryborough Chronicle. 18 May 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2019.