Stanwell Creek railway viaduct | |
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 Stanwell Creek railway viaduct, in 2006 | |
| Coordinates | 34°13′49″S 150°58′26″E / 34.2303°S 150.9738°E |
| Carries | Illawarra line |
| Crosses | Stanwell Creek |
| Locale | Stanwell Park, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch viaduct |
| Material | Brick |
| Longest span | 13.1 metres (43 ft) |
| No. of spans | 8 |
| Clearance below | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | Two |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | NSW Government Railways |
| Construction start | 1918 |
| Construction end | 1920 |
| Official name | Stanwell Park Rail Viaduct over Stanwell Creek; Stanwell Creek Viaduct |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1054 |
| Type | Railway Bridge/Viaduct |
| Category | Transport – Rail |
| Builders | Day labour |
| Location | |
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The Stanwell Creek railway viaduct is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Illawarra railway line at Stanwell Park, City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the New South Wales Government Railways and built in 1920 by day labour. The property is owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1][2]
- ^ "Stanwell Park Rail Viaduct over Stanwell Creek". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01054. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Stanwell Park (Stanwell Creek) Viaduct". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
