Stonequarry Creek railway viaduct | |
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 The viaduct, pictured in 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 34°10′40″S 150°36′42″E / 34.1777°S 150.6118°E |
| Carries | Main Southern line |
| Crosses | Stonequarry Creek |
| Locale | Picton, Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch viaduct |
| Material | Sandstone |
| Pier construction | Other stone and quarry fill |
| Total length | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Longest span | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Clearance below | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | John Whitton |
| Constructed by | Murnin and Brown |
| Construction start | 1863 |
| Construction end | 1867 |
| Construction cost | A£10,437 |
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| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1051 |
| Type | Railway Bridge/Viaduct |
| Category | Transport – Rail |
| Builders | Murnin and Brown |
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Stonequarry Creek railway viaduct is a heritage-listed railway viaduct over the Stonequarry Creek located on the Main Southern railway in the south-western Sydney town of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Whitton as the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways and was built from 1863 to 1867 by Murnin and Brown. It is also known as Stonequarry Creek Railway Viaduct and Picton railway viaduct over Stonequarry Creek. 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]
- ^ "Picton railway viaduct over Stonequarry Creek". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01051. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
