Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers

Queanbeyan rail bridges
Queanbeyan rail bridges
	Queanbeyan River railway bridge
Coordinates	35°20′33″S 149°13′54″E / 35.3424°S 149.2317°E (QR); 35°20′14″S 149°19′09″E / 35.3371°S 149.3191°E (MR)
Carries	Bombala railway line
Crosses	Queanbeyan River; Molonglo River;
Locale	Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia
Begins	Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan River); Carwoola (Molonglo River);
Ends	Queanbeyan East (Queanbeyan River); Carwoola (Molonglo River);
Other name(s)	Burbong bridge; (Molonglo River Bridge)
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Characteristics
Design	Warren truss bridge
Material	Steel
Longest span	90 feet (27 m)
No. of spans	4 (Queanbeyan River Bridge); 3 (Molonglo River Bridge);
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	One
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
History
Construction start	1926
Construction end	1927
Construction cost	A£19,000
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Queanbeyan rail bridges over Queanbeyan and Burbong Rivers
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1052
Type	Railway Bridge/Viaduct
Category	Transport – Rail
Location

The Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers are two heritage-listed railway bridges that carry the Bombala railway line in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Both bridges were built between 1926 and 1927. The westernmost bridge crosses the Queanbeyan River from Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan East at 35°20′33″S 149°13′54″E / 35.3424°S 149.2317°E / -35.3424; 149.2317 (Queanbeyan River railway bridge), while the easternmost bridge (approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the east) crosses the Molonglo River at Burbong (now Carwoola) at 35°20′14″S 149°19′09″E / 35.3371°S 149.3191°E / -35.3371; 149.3191 (Molongo River railway bridge). The two railway bridges are owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. Together, the two bridges were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]