List of bridges in Australia
Historical bridges
This table contains a non-exhaustive list of bridges listed on the various heritage registers of Australia.
Note one important bridge not in this list is the first Australian all-concrete railway bridge built in 1907 at Watson's Gap, near Port Elliott in South Australia (see note below).
#
Name
Image
Heritage register
Length
Type
CarriesCrosses
Opened
Location
State
Notes
m
ft
1
Richmond Bridge
Australian National Heritage (Australia’s oldest surviving large stone arch bridge)
41
135
Masonry 6 arches, sandstone
1825
Richmond 42°44′01.9″S 147°26′24.0″E / 42.733861°S 147.440000°E / -42.733861; 147.440000 (Richmond Bridge (Tasmania) )
Tasmania
[ S 1] [ E 1] [ E 2]
2
Lennox Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate
Masonry 1 arch
1833
Glenbrook 33°45′15.2″S 150°37′56.6″E / 33.754222°S 150.632389°E / -33.754222; 150.632389 (Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook )
New South Wales
[ S 2]
3
Lansdowne Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate
Masonry 1 arch, sandstone Span: 33.5 m (110 ft)
1836
Lansvale 33°53′24.1″S 150°58′01.5″E / 33.890028°S 150.967083°E / -33.890028; 150.967083 (Lansdowne Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 3] [ E 3]
4
Ross Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate
Masonry 3 arches
1836
Ross 41°01′50.7″S 147°29′23.1″E / 41.030750°S 147.489750°E / -41.030750; 147.489750 (Ross Bridge )
Tasmania
[ S 4]
5
Red Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate (Australia’s oldest surviving brick arch bridge)
Masonry 3 arches, brick
1838
Campbell Town 41°55′58.7″S 147°29′33.9″E / 41.932972°S 147.492750°E / -41.932972; 147.492750 (Red Bridge (Tasmania) )
Tasmania
[ E 4]
6
Nepean River railway bridge
New South Wales State Heritage Register
145
476
Beam bridge Wrought iron
1863
Menangle 34°07′04.8″S 150°44′37.1″E / 34.118000°S 150.743639°E / -34.118000; 150.743639 (Nepean River railway bridge, Menangle )
New South Wales
[ 1]
7
Prince Alfred Bridge
New South Wales State Heritage Register (First iron truss bridge to be built in New South Wales) (Second-oldest metal truss bridge remaining in Australia)
922
3,025
Truss Wooden, iron
1867
Gundagai 35°04′28″S 148°06′25″E / 35.0744°S 148.1069°E / -35.0744; 148.1069 (Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai )
New South Wales
[ 2]
8
Dickabram Bridge
Register of the National Estate
191
627
Truss Steel, wood
1886
Miva - Theebine 25°57′14.5″S 152°29′43.5″E / 25.954028°S 152.495417°E / -25.954028; 152.495417 (Dickabram Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 5] [ E 5]
9
Princes Bridge
120
390
Arch Cast iron
1888
Melbourne Melbourne central business district - Southbank 37°49′09.3″S 144°58′05.8″E / 37.819250°S 144.968278°E / -37.819250; 144.968278 (Princes Bridge )
Victoria
[ S 6]
10
Hampden Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate
77
253
Suspension Wooden truss deck, masonry pylons
1898
Kangaroo Valley 34°43′38.7″S 150°31′15.2″E / 34.727417°S 150.520889°E / -34.727417; 150.520889 (Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley )
New South Wales
[ S 7] [ E 6]
11
Pyrmont Bridge
(Now defunct)Register of the National Estate
369
1,211
Truss SteelSwing bridge
1902
Sydney Darling Harbour - Sydney central business district 33°52′14.0″S 151°12′02.6″E / 33.870556°S 151.200722°E / -33.870556; 151.200722 (Pyrmont Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 8] [ E 7]
12
Noojee Trestle Bridge
Victorian Heritage Register (Tallest surviving trestle bridge in Victoria)
102
335
Trestle Wood
1919
Noojee 37°54′01.9″S 145°59′03.6″E / 37.900528°S 145.984333°E / -37.900528; 145.984333 (Noojee trestle bridge )
Victoria
[ 3]
13
Maribyrnong River Viaduct
Victorian Heritage Register
383
1,257
Trestle Steel
1929
Melbourne Sunshine North - Keilor East 37°44′50.4″S 144°50′46.0″E / 37.747333°S 144.846111°E / -37.747333; 144.846111 (Maribyrnong River Viaduct )
Victoria
[ 4]
14
William Jolly Bridge
Queensland Heritage Register
500
1,600
Arch Concrete through arch
1932
Brisbane Brisbane central business district - South Brisbane 27°28′06.7″S 153°00′55.9″E / 27.468528°S 153.015528°E / -27.468528; 153.015528 (William Jolly Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 9] [ 5]
15
Grafton Bridge
New South Wales State Heritage Register (This bridge is a double-deck road/rail structure, the only one of its type in New South Wales. There is a lift span to allow passing of river traffic that is no longer in use.)
525
1,722
Bascule Truss Bridge Concrete Steel
1932
Grafton 29°41′53″S 152°56′32″E / 29.69806°S 152.94222°E / -29.69806; 152.94222 (Grafton Bridge )
New South Wales
[ 6] [ 7]
16
McKillops Bridge
Victorian Heritage Register
255
837
Truss Concrete Wood
1936
Deddick Valley 37°5′01.7″S 148°24′48.7″E / 37.083806°S 148.413528°E / -37.083806; 148.413528 (McKillops Bridge )
Victoria
[ 8] [ 9]
Bridges of architectural interest
This table contains a non-exhaustive list of bridges of architectural interest, as determined by the Engineers Australia and/or other architectural organisations, as cited.
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft).
Image
#
Name
Span
Length
Type
CarriesCrosses
Opened
Location
State
Notes
m
ft
m
ft
1
Sydney Harbour Bridge
503
1,650
1,149
3,770
Arch Steel through arch
1932
Sydney Milsons Point - Dawes Point 33°51′07.4″S 151°12′38.7″E / 33.852056°S 151.210750°E / -33.852056; 151.210750 (Sydney Harbour Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 17] [ E 8]
2
Anzac Bridge
345
1,132
625
2,051
Cable-stayed Concrete beam deck, concrete pylons 140+345+140
1996
Sydney Rozelle - Pyrmont 33°52′08.8″S 151°11′08.6″E / 33.869111°S 151.185722°E / -33.869111; 151.185722 (Anzac Bridge )
New South Wales
[ Note 1] [ S 18]
3
Tasman Bridge
1,000
3,300(x21)
1,396
4,580
Girder bridge Prestressed concrete beam deck, concrete pylons
1964
Hobart Queens Domain - Montagu Bay 42°51′54″S 147°20′33″E / 42.86500°S 147.34250°E / -42.86500; 147.34250 (Tasman Bridge )
Tasmania
[ S 19]
4
West Gate Bridge
336
1,102
2,582
8,471
Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, steel pylons 144+336+144
1978
Melbourne Spotswood - Port Melbourne 37°49′48.0″S 144°53′55.9″E / 37.830000°S 144.898861°E / -37.830000; 144.898861 (West Gate Bridge )
Victoria
[ S 20] [ 12]
5
Gladesville Bridge
305
1,001
488
1,601
Arch Concrete deck arch
1964
Sydney Huntleys Point - Drummoyne 33°50′31.9″S 151°08′52.3″E / 33.842194°S 151.147861°E / -33.842194; 151.147861 (Gladesville Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 21] [ 13]
6
Story Bridge
282
925
777
2,549
Cantilever Steel 82+282+82
1940
Brisbane Fortitude Valley - Kangaroo Point 27°27′49.0″S 153°02′08.7″E / 27.463611°S 153.035750°E / -27.463611; 153.035750 (Story Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 22] [ E 9] [ 14]
7
Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges
260
850
1,630
5,350
Box girder Prestressed concrete 162+260+162Twin bridges
1986 2010
Brisbane Eagle Farm - Murarrie 27°26′43.0″S 153°06′04.4″E / 27.445278°S 153.101222°E / -27.445278; 153.101222 (Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges )
Queensland
[ S 23] [ 15]
8
Mooney Mooney Bridge
220
720
485
1,591
Box girder Prestressed concrete 134+220+130Twin bridges
1986
Mooney Mooney Creek 33°25′56.8″S 151°15′13.1″E / 33.432444°S 151.253639°E / -33.432444; 151.253639 (Mooney Mooney Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 24] [ 16]
9
Batman Bridge
215
705
432
1,417
Cable-stayed Steel truss deck, inclined steel pylon
1968
Sidmouth - Hillwood 41°13′02.0″S 146°54′52.6″E / 41.217222°S 146.914611°E / -41.217222; 146.914611 (Batman Bridge )
Tasmania
[ S 25]
10
Eleanor Schonell Bridge
184
604
520
1,710
Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 30+73+184+73+30
2006
Brisbane St Lucia - Dutton Park 27°29′51.9″S 153°01′15.7″E / 27.497750°S 153.021028°E / -27.497750; 153.021028 (Eleanor Schonell Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 26] [ 17]
11
Walter Taylor Bridge
183
600
300
980
Suspension Steel truss deck, concrete pylons
1936
Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′20.4″S 152°58′25.1″E / 27.505667°S 152.973639°E / -27.505667; 152.973639 (Walter Taylor Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 27] [ E 10] [ 18]
12
Rip Bridge
183
600
330
1,080
Arch Concrete arch deck
Daleys Point - Blackwall 33°30′24.6″S 151°20′48.1″E / 33.506833°S 151.346694°E / -33.506833; 151.346694 (Rip Bridge )
New South Wales
[ 19] [ 20]
13
Captain Cook Bridge
183
600
555
1,821
Box girder Prestressed concrete 73+183+146+110+73Twin bridges
1972
Brisbane Gardens Point - Kangaroo Point 27°28′51.3″S 153°01′45.7″E / 27.480917°S 153.029361°E / -27.480917; 153.029361 (Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane )
Queensland
[ S 28] [ 21]
14
Bolte Bridge
173
568(x2)
490
1,610
Box girder Prestressed concrete 72+173+173+72
1999
Melbourne Docklands - Port Melbourne 37°49′10.1″S 144°55′56.1″E / 37.819472°S 144.932250°E / -37.819472; 144.932250 (Bolte Bridge )
Victoria
[ S 29] [ 22]
15
Long Gully Bridge dismantled in 1937
152
499
Suspension Steel truss deck, masonry pylons
1892
Sydney Northbridge - Cammeray 33°49′01.4″S 151°12′44.5″E / 33.817056°S 151.212361°E / -33.817056; 151.212361 (Long Gully Suspension Bridge )
New South Wales
[ E 11]
16
Pheasants Nest Bridge
150
490
304
997
Box girder Prestressed concrete 77+150+77Twin bridges
1980
Pheasants Nest 34°14′12.9″S 150°39′44.3″E / 34.236917°S 150.662306°E / -34.236917; 150.662306 (Pheasants Nest Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 30] [ 23]
17
Victoria Bridge
146
479
313
1,027
Box girder Prestressed concrete
1969
Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′20.4″S 153°01′16.3″E / 27.472333°S 153.021194°E / -27.472333; 153.021194 (Victoria Bridge, Brisbane )
Queensland
[ S 31] [ E 12]
18
Hawkesbury River railway bridge
135
443(x2)
785
2,575
Truss Steel 135+106x4+135
1946
Cogra Bay - Brooklyn 33°32′01.5″S 151°13′42.9″E / 33.533750°S 151.228583°E / -33.533750; 151.228583 (Hawkesbury River railway bridge )
New South Wales
[ E 13]
19
Peats Ferry Bridge
134
440 (x2)
611
2,005
Truss Steel 43+134+134+90x8
1945
Mooney Mooney - Brooklyn 33°32′24.2″S 151°11′56.2″E / 33.540056°S 151.198944°E / -33.540056; 151.198944 (Peats Ferry Bridge )
New South Wales
[ E 14] [ 24]
20
Merivale Bridge
133
436
750
2,460
Arch Steel tied-arch
1978
Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′09.6″S 153°00′47.1″E / 27.469333°S 153.013083°E / -27.469333; 153.013083 (Merivale Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 32]
21
Go Between Bridge
117
384
300
980
Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+117+74
2010
Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′11.3″N 153°00′44.1″E / 27.469806°N 153.012250°E / 27.469806; 153.012250 (Go Between Bridge )
Queensland
[ S 33]
22
Bowen Bridge
109
358 (x8)
976
3,202
Box girder Prestressed concrete 56+109x8+48
1984
Hobart 42°49′03.1″S 147°18′26.5″E / 42.817528°S 147.307361°E / -42.817528; 147.307361 (Bowen Bridge )
Tasmania
[ 25]
23
Sea Cliff Bridge
108
354 (x3)
455
1,493
Box girder Prestressed concrete 62+108x3+61
2005
Clifton - Coalcliff 34°15′14.8″S 150°58′24.5″E / 34.254111°S 150.973472°E / -34.254111; 150.973472 (Sea Cliff Bridge )
New South Wales
[ S 34] [ 26]
24
Long Gully Bridge
105
344
152
499
Arch Concrete deck arch
Strathallen AvenueFlat Rock Creek
1939
Sydney Northbridge - Cammeray 33°49′01.2″S 151°12′44.5″E / 33.817000°S 151.212361°E / -33.817000; 151.212361 (Long Gully Bridge )
New South Wales
[ E 11]
25
Albert Bridge
104
341 (x2)
208
682
Truss Steel 104x2
1895
Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′21.4″S 152°58′26.5″E / 27.505944°S 152.974028°E / -27.505944; 152.974028 (Albert Bridge, Brisbane )
Queensland
[ S 35] [ E 15] [ 27]
26
Indooroopilly Railway Bridge
104
341 (x2)
208
682
Truss Steel 104x2
1957
Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′21.2″S 152°58′25.9″E / 27.505889°S 152.973861°E / -27.505889; 152.973861 (Indooroopilly Railway Bridge )
Queensland
[ 28]
27
Macleay Valley Bridge
3,200
10,500
Beam Prestressed concrete 94x34m
2013
Frederickton 31°02′10.5″S 152°53′12.4″E / 31.036250°S 152.886778°E / -31.036250; 152.886778 (Macleay Valley Bridge )
New South Wales
[ 29] [ 30]
28
South Road Superway
2,800
9,200
Box girder Prestressed concrete
2014
Adelaide Wingfield - Regency Park 34°50′59.2″S 138°33′52.6″E / 34.849778°S 138.564611°E / -34.849778; 138.564611 (South Road Superway )
South Australia
[ 31]
29
Houghton Highway
2,740
8,990
Beam Prestressed concrete
1979
Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′29.3″S 153°04′14.1″E / 27.274806°S 153.070583°E / -27.274806; 153.070583 (Houghton Highway )
Queensland
[ 32]
30
Ted Smout Memorial Bridge
2,740
8,990
Beam Prestressed concrete 78x35m
2010
Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′30.1″S 153°04′15.6″E / 27.275028°S 153.071000°E / -27.275028; 153.071000 (Ted Smout Memorial Bridge )
Queensland
[ 33]
31
Hornibrook Bridge dismantled in 2011
2,684
8,806
Beam Wood, concrete piles
1935
Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′28.6″S 153°04′12.8″E / 27.274611°S 153.070222°E / -27.274611; 153.070222 (Hornibrook Bridge )
Queensland
[ 34] [ 35]
Notes and references
^ The length given only takes into account the main bridge, central span(s) and shore span(s), approach viaducts are not counted.
^ "National Heritage Places - Richmond Bridge" .
^ "Richmond Bridge, Bridge St, Richmond, TAS (Place ID 105724)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Lansdowne Bridge, Hume Hwy, Lansvale, NSW (Place ID 3013)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Red Bridge, High St, Campbell Town, TAS (Place ID 13065)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Dickabram Bridge, Gunalda-Miva Rd, Miva, QLD (Place ID 15956)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Hampden Bridge, Moss Vale Rd, Kangaroo Valley, NSW (Place ID 1621)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Pyrmont Bridge, Market St, Darling Harbour, NSW (Place ID 1835)" . Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government .
^ "Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bradfield Hwy, Dawes Point - Milsons Point, NSW" .
^ "Story Bridge, Bradfield Hwy (Bowen Tce), Fortitude Valley, QLD" .
^ "Walter Taylor Bridge, Coonan St, Indooroopilly, QLD" .
^ a b "Heritage places and items : Suspension Bridge" .
^ "Victoria Bridge, Melbourne St, Brisbane City, QLD" .
^ "Heritage place and items : Hawkesbury River Rail Bridge and Long Island Group" .
^ "Heritage places and items : Peats Ferry Road Bridge" .
^ "Albert Bridge, Brisbane - Ipswich Rwy, Indooroopilly, QLD" .
- SA Government Department of Environment Register nomination report Heritage significance, Watson's Gap Bridge .
^ "Menangle rail bridge over Nepean River" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Prince Alfred Bridge - Iron Road Bridge" . New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment . H02022. Retrieved 18 February 2020 . Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
^ "Victorian Heritage Database : Rail Bridge, Noojee Trestle Bridge Trail" . vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au .
^ "Victorian Heritage Database : Rail Bridge (Albion Viaduct)" . vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au .
^ "Queensland Heritage Register : William Jolly Bridge" . apps.des.qld.gov.au - Queensland Government .
^ "Heritage NSW : Grafton Bridge" .
^ "Heritage NSW : Grafton Bridge" .
^ "Victorian Heritage Register : McKillops Bridge" .
^ "Heritage Victoria : McKillops Bridge" .
^ "Webb Bridge" . architravel.com .
^ "Neville Bonner Bridge Architectural and Engineering Statement in Response to EDQ Request" (PDF) . edqdad.dsdip.qld.gov.au . 2017.
^ Prade, Marcel Le pont "West Gate", à Melbourne sur la Yarra , p.290
^ "Engineer biography: Guy Maunsell" . engineering-timelines.com .
^ Engineering heritage inner Brisbane: a walk / drive tour , p.27
^ John Hart, John Connal. "300 year sustainability: The Second Gateway Bridge Brisbane" (PDF) . conferenz.co.nz . Aecom . Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2013.
^ Prade, Marcel Le Mooney Mooney Bridge, sur la Mooney Creek , p.298
^ "Steel framed way speeds Brizzie bridge build - Eleanor Schonell Bridge" . steel.org.au . Steel Australia. March 2008.
^ "Queensland Heritage Register : Walter Taylor Bridge" . apps.des.qld.gov.au - Queensland Government .
^ Prade, Marcel Le Rip Bridge, près de Brisbane, Route n°615 (1974) , p.297
^ Leonardo Fernández Troyano (2003). Bridge Engineering: A Global Perspective . Thomas Telford. p. 215. ISBN 9780727732156 .
^ Matthew Hourigan, Padra Moua, Matthew Fleet, Dr. Robert Heywood, John Spathonis. "Rectification of Captain Cook Bridge Bearings" . {{cite web }}
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^ "Bolte Bridge X-TEND Mesh Screens and Safety Barrier" . ronstantensilearch.com .
^ Prade, Marcel Les ponts jumeaux sur le Nepean, à Pheasants Nest , p.298
^ Don Fraser (October 2004). "Nomination Report for the Peats Ferry Bridge Hawkesbury River, NSW as an Historic Engineering Marker" (PDF) . Engineers Australia .
^ PM opens new bridge in Tasmania Leighton Newsletter April 1984
^ "Sea Cliff Bridge - Construction Statistics" . seacliffbridge.com . Archived from the original on 12 September 2009.
^ "Queensland Heritage Register : Albert Bridge" . apps.des.qld.gov.au - Queensland Government .
^ "Queensland's archives : Indooroopilly Railway Bridge Plans" . archivessearch.qld.gov.au - Queensland Government .
^ "Australia's longest bridge crosses the Macleay River in Northern NSW" . arup.com .
^ "Kempsey bypass open" . ABC News .
^ "Use the South Road Superway and save time northbound lanes to open on thursday night" (PDF) . infrastructure.sa.gov.au . Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2014.
^ "Fact sheet 2 - The existing Houghton Highway bridge" (PDF) . Department of Transport & Main Roads . June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2009.
^ "Fact sheet 3 - The new Houghton Highway bridge" (PDF) . Department of Transport & Main Roads . June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2009.
^ "Hornibrook Highway Bridge" . epa.qld.gov.au . Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
^ "Fact sheet 1 - History of the Hornibrook Highway bridge" (PDF) . Department of Transport & Main Roads . June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2009.
See also
External links
Further reading
Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 285. ISBN 2-902170-68-8 .
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