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The contract for the first section of the Mount Perry railway was awarded to J. & A. Overend and Company in November 1878. Progress on the railway was delayed during 1879 by construction of the bridge over Splitters Creek. The original design required screw pile foundations, but a deep bed of boulders was encountered and cast iron caissons, later filled with concrete and brickwork, had to be sunk instead. Work was further delayed by an unsuccessful attempt by the contractors to use coffer dams to aid the sinking of the piers.[1]
The bridge was completed in 1880 with the use of compressed air equipment obtained from the engineer for the Fitzroy River bridge. The contract was completed in February 1881 at an additional cost of £1,461 due to the difficulties experienced in building the bridge. The railway was opened for traffic between North Bundaberg and Moolboolaman on 19 July 1881.[1]
The bridge's aging plate girders and long timber spans caused restrictions on the use of heavy engines on the line and as early as 1916, no two attached PB15 or B15 class locomotives were permitted on the bridge at the same time. By 1958 two attached locomotives were allowed on the bridge at the same time if sanctioned by the District Superintendent and only at a speed not exceeding 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h). By 1971 two attached diesel-hydraulic locomotives were allowed on the bridge at the same time provided the train was stopped before crossing and the speed did not exceed 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h).[1]
The last operating section of the railway, from North Bundaberg to Gin Gin including the bridge, was closed to traffic on 25 January 1993.[1]
Descriptionedit
The bridge comprises two 60-foot (18 m) plate girder spans with timber longitudinals and timber approach spans including 36-foot (11 m) spans strengthened with strut and crown, other spans by truss and tie rods. Metal girders are continuous over two spans and support cross-girders at lower flange level. These carry longitudinal timber stringers on which the rails rest.[1]
Heritage listingedit
Splitters Creek Railway Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]
The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.
A late 19th century timber trestle bridge, representative of a type once more widespread in Queensland, with riveted half-through continuous plate girder main spans which are the oldest extant of their type in Queensland.[1]
This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, on 15 October 2014).
External linksedit
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Splitters Creek Railway Bridge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Splitters Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage listed railway bridge across Splitters Creek on the Bundaberg Mount Perry Line between Oakwood and Sharon in the Bundaberg Region Queensland Australia It was built from 1879 to 1880 by J amp A Overend It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 1 Splitters Creek Railway BridgeRM 1901 crossing the Splitters Creek railway bridge circa 1989Locationacross Splitters Creek on the Bundaberg Mount Perry Line between Oakwood and Sharon Bundaberg Region Queensland AustraliaCoordinates24 51 46 S 152 17 09 E 24 8628 S 152 2859 E 24 8628 152 2859Design period1870s 1890s late 19th century Built1879 1880Queensland Heritage RegisterOfficial nameSplitters Creek Railway Bridge Splitters Creek Railway Bridge Sharon Typestate heritage built Designated21 October 1992Reference no 600529Significant period1870s fabric 1881 1993 historical use Significant componentsabutments railway bridge pier s bridge BuildersJ amp A OverendLocation of Splitters Creek Railway Bridge in QueenslandShow map of QueenslandSplitters Creek Railway Bridge Australia Show map of Australia Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 Heritage listing 4 References 4 1 Attribution 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Splitters Creek railway bridge under construction The contract for the first section of the Mount Perry railway was awarded to J amp A Overend and Company in November 1878 Progress on the railway was delayed during 1879 by construction of the bridge over Splitters Creek The original design required screw pile foundations but a deep bed of boulders was encountered and cast iron caissons later filled with concrete and brickwork had to be sunk instead Work was further delayed by an unsuccessful attempt by the contractors to use coffer dams to aid the sinking of the piers 1 The bridge was completed in 1880 with the use of compressed air equipment obtained from the engineer for the Fitzroy River bridge The contract was completed in February 1881 at an additional cost of 1 461 due to the difficulties experienced in building the bridge The railway was opened for traffic between North Bundaberg and Moolboolaman on 19 July 1881 1 The bridge s aging plate girders and long timber spans caused restrictions on the use of heavy engines on the line and as early as 1916 no two attached PB15 or B15 class locomotives were permitted on the bridge at the same time By 1958 two attached locomotives were allowed on the bridge at the same time if sanctioned by the District Superintendent and only at a speed not exceeding 4 miles per hour 6 4 km h By 1971 two attached diesel hydraulic locomotives were allowed on the bridge at the same time provided the train was stopped before crossing and the speed did not exceed 4 miles per hour 6 4 km h 1 The last operating section of the railway from North Bundaberg to Gin Gin including the bridge was closed to traffic on 25 January 1993 1 Description editThe bridge comprises two 60 foot 18 m plate girder spans with timber longitudinals and timber approach spans including 36 foot 11 m spans strengthened with strut and crown other spans by truss and tie rods Metal girders are continuous over two spans and support cross girders at lower flange level These carry longitudinal timber stringers on which the rails rest 1 Heritage listing editSplitters Creek Railway Bridge was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria 1 The place demonstrates rare uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland s cultural heritage A late 19th century timber trestle bridge representative of a type once more widespread in Queensland with riveted half through continuous plate girder main spans which are the oldest extant of their type in Queensland 1 References edit a b c d e f g h Splitters Creek Railway Bridge entry 600529 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 1 August 2014 Attribution edit nbsp This Wikipedia article was originally based on The Queensland heritage register published by the State of Queensland under CC BY 3 0 AU licence accessed on 7 July 2014 archived on 8 October 2014 The geo coordinates were originally computed from the Queensland heritage register boundaries published by the State of Queensland under CC BY 3 0 AU licence accessed on 5 September 2014 archived on 15 October 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Splitters Creek Railway Bridge at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Splitters Creek Railway Bridge amp oldid 971802031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
