Murray Bridge Tunnel

5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) (1925–1995)
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (1995–present)

The Murray Bridge tunnel is a heritage-listed railway tunnel located in Murray Bridge, South Australia. The 80-metre-long (260 ft) tunnel houses a single train line as it runs under Bridge Street in Murray Bridge and links the Murray Bridge railway station with the Murray Bridge Railway Bridge over the River Murray.^[2]

The tunnel was constructed by the cut and cover method when the railway line was diverted from the original mixed road and rail bridge to a new rail-only bridge over the Murray River.^[3] The tunnel carries the railway under the main road to the bridge.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "THE NEW MURRAY BRIDGE". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 45, no. 2350. South Australia. 20 November 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Summary of State Heritage Place: 13949A/26373 : Murray Bridge Transport Precinct" (PDF). South Australian Heritage Council. 7 July 2015. pp. 5, 6 and 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "MURRAY BRIDGE NEW BRIDGE WORKS". Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record. Vol. 33, no. 28. South Australia. 4 July 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.