The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927.[1] The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid.[2] It was a lift-span bridge supported by concrete pylons, with two approach spans on each side. Two of the truss spans and the lift span are now in the Mildura Marina.[3]
The nine-span, 331 metres (1,086 ft) long and 9.8 metres (32 ft) wide, prestressed concrete bridge was designed and constructed by the Department of Main Roads (New South Wales). The Victorian approach is 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, with a six-span, high-strength reinforced concrete I-beam floodway bridge, 80.4 metres (264 ft) long. The New South Wales approach to the main bridge crossing is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) long, and includes three floodway bridges.[6][4]
^"Opening of Murray Bridge". The Argus. Melbourne. 26 October 1927. p. 21. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
^"Mildura Bridge". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 December 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via Trove.
^"Old Mildura Bridge". Heritage places and items. Office of Environment & Heritage, Government of New South Wales. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ abc"Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1985". Road Construction Authority of Victoria. Melbourne: Victorian Government Library Service. 25 October 1984. p. 9.
^Mildura Chaffey Bridge opening 12th March 1985. STV8. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
george, chaffey, bridge, road, bridge, australia, that, carries, sturt, highway, across, murray, river, from, buronga, mildura, pictured, 2007, from, milduracoordinates34, 18417, 17306, 18417, 17306carriessturt, highwaycrossesmurray, riverlocaleburonga, south,. The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge in Australia that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River from Buronga to Mildura George Chaffey BridgeGeorge Chaffey Bridge pictured in 2007 from MilduraCoordinates34 11 3 S 142 10 23 E 34 18417 S 142 17306 E 34 18417 142 17306CarriesSturt HighwayCrossesMurray RiverLocaleBuronga New South Wales AustraliaBeginsBurongaEndsMildura VictoriaNamed forGeorge ChaffeyOwnerNSW Roads amp Maritime ServicesPreceded byRobinvale BridgeFollowed byAbbotsford BridgeCharacteristicsMaterialConcreteTotal length331 metres 1 086 ft Width9 8 metres 32 ft No of spans9Piers in water5HistoryOpened12 March 1985 1985 03 12 ReplacesMildura Bridge 1927 1985 Location Contents 1 History 1 1 Old Mildura Bridge 1 2 Current bridge 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOld Mildura Bridge edit The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927 1 The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic but railway tracks were never laid 2 It was a lift span bridge supported by concrete pylons with two approach spans on each side Two of the truss spans and the lift span are now in the Mildura Marina 3 Current bridge edit Named in honour of engineer George Chaffey the current bridge opened on 12 March 1985 by the Federal Minister of Transport the Hon Peter Morris the Minister for Roads New South Wales the Hon Laurie Brereton and the Minister of Transport Victoria the Hon Steve Crabb 4 The project was funded under the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Programme constructed at an estimated cost of 14 million 4 5 The nine span 331 metres 1 086 ft long and 9 8 metres 32 ft wide prestressed concrete bridge was designed and constructed by the Department of Main Roads New South Wales The Victorian approach is 500 metres 1 600 ft long with a six span high strength reinforced concrete I beam floodway bridge 80 4 metres 264 ft long The New South Wales approach to the main bridge crossing is 1 3 kilometres 0 81 mi long and includes three floodway bridges 6 4 See also edit nbsp Transport portal nbsp Engineering portal nbsp New South Wales portal nbsp Australian roads portal List of bridges in Australia List of crossings of the Murray RiverReferences edit Opening of Murray Bridge The Argus Melbourne 26 October 1927 p 21 Retrieved 18 January 2020 via Trove Mildura Bridge Daily Telegraph Sydney 10 December 1924 p 6 Retrieved 18 January 2020 via Trove Old Mildura Bridge Heritage places and items Office of Environment amp Heritage Government of New South Wales 28 September 2012 Retrieved 19 January 2020 a b c Road Construction Authority of Victoria Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1985 Road Construction Authority of Victoria Melbourne Victorian Government Library Service 25 October 1984 p 9 Mildura Chaffey Bridge opening 12th March 1985 STV8 Retrieved 19 January 2020 Mildura Main Roads March 1984 page 18External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Chaffey Bridge Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd Architects KLM Gerner Consulting Group March 2005 Mildura Riverfront Masterplan PDF Council Services Mildura Rural City Next bridge upstream Murray River Next bridge downstreamRobinvale Bridge George Chaffey Bridge Abbotsford Bridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Chaffey Bridge amp oldid 1153604651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
