Manning River railway bridge, Taree

Bridge in New South Wales, Australia

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeHistoryConstructed byA. S. Norquay for Smith, Timms & Co.Fabrication byR. Tulloch and Co. Ltd of Phoenix IronworksConstruction end1911

New South Wales Heritage Register

Official nameTaree rail bridge over Manning River; Mount George Rail Bridge over Manning RiverTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.1059TypeRailway Bridge / ViaductCategoryTransport – Rail Location Map

The Manning River railway bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge that carries the North Coast Line across the Manning River located at Mount George, near Taree in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is also known as the Mount George Rail Bridge over Manning River. 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]

History

The bridge was built in 1911.^[2] It was manufactured by R. Tulloch and Co. Ltd of Phoenix Ironworks in Pyrmont, Sydney, and was erected by A. S. Norquay for Smith, Timms & Co., contractors for the Gloucester to Taree section of the North Coast railway line.^[3]^[4]

It underwent repairs in 2005–2006.^[5]

Description

It is a steel truss bridge comprising four 61-metre (200 ft) spans.^[1]

Heritage listing

The underbridge over the Manning River is a typical structure on the North Coast railway line and a major structure in the local area.^[1]

The Taree rail bridge over Manning River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Taree rail bridge over Manning River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01059. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
^ "THE NORTH COAST RAILWAY". The Macleay Chronicle. No. 1687. New South Wales, Australia. 15 February 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "HALF A MILLION CONTRACT". Evening Journal. Vol. XLIII, no. 11860. South Australia. 29 March 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "A GREAT STEEL SPAN". Construction: Weekly Supplement To Building. Vol. 4, no. 147. New South Wales, Australia. 5 December 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Mount George, Manning River Underbridge". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on Taree rail bridge over Manning River, entry number 01059 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.