Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E / 34.838283°S 138.506806°E |
| Carries | Port River Expressway |
| Crosses | Port River |
| Locale | Lefevre Peninsula |
| Named for | Tom Derrick |
| Owner | Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure |
| Preceded by | Mary MacKillop Bridge |
| Followed by | Birkenhead Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Single-leaf bascule bridge |
| Total length | 303 metres (994 ft) |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Abigroup |
| Opened | 1 August 2008 |
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The Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge, commonly referred to as the 'Diver' Derrick Bridge, is an opening single-leaf bascule road bridge over the Port River, Port Adelaide, in South Australia. It opened on 1 August 2008. It is located between Docks 1 and 2 at Port Adelaide and links to Francis Street to the east and Victoria Road to the west.[1]
The bridge was the subject of a successful community campaign, spearheaded by the local Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL Sub-Branch and the Portside Messenger newspaper, to name it after Port Adelaide World War II hero, Tom 'Diver' Derrick instead of the State Government's unpopular choice of the Power Bridge.
- ^ "Stage 2 of the Port River Expressway". South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2008.