Wallaby Rocks Bridge | |
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 Wallaby Rocks Bridge in 2019 | |
| Coordinates | 33°04′25″S 149°38′59″E / 33.0737°S 149.6496°E |
| Carries | Hill End Road
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| Crosses | Turon River |
| Locale | Wallaby Rocks near Sofala, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Owner | Transport for NSW |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Allan truss |
| Material | Timber |
| Pier construction | Wrought iron cylinders |
| Total length | 91 metres (300 ft) |
| Width | 15 feet (5 m) |
| Longest span |
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| No. of spans | 4: 1 + 2 main + 1 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| No. of lanes | One |
| History | |
| Designer | Percy Allan |
| Constructed by | Messrs. Taylor and Murphy |
| Fabrication by | Mort's Dock & Engineering Company (bridge cylinders) |
| Construction start | 1896 |
| Construction end | 1897 |
| Construction cost | A£4,700[1] |
| Opened | 2 October 1897 |
| Inaugurated | 20 October 1897[2] |
| Official name | Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 20 June 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1458 |
| Type | Road Bridge |
| Category | Transport – Land |
| Builders | E. Taylor, Balmain |
| Location | |
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The Wallaby Rocks Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Hill End Road across the Turon River, at Wallaby Rocks near Sofala, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Percy Allan and built in 1897 by E. Taylor of Balmain. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.[3]
- ^ "A Big Bridge Building Contract". The Maitland Weekly Mercury. Vol. 7128, no. 197. New South Wales, Australia. 9 October 1897. p. 10. Retrieved 20 November 2016 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Turon Bridge". The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. New South Wales, Australia. 22 October 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2016 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01458. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
