User:Dave Rave/Union Bridge, Albury
History
[edit]New Union Bridge
[edit]New Union Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′29″S 146°54′23″E / 36.091310°S 146.906478°E |
| Carries | Hume Highway Wodonga Place |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 7 April 1961 |
| Replaces | 2nd Union Bridge |
| Location | |
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2nd Bridge
[edit]2nd Union Bridge[1] | |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′31″S 146°54′23″E / 36.091856°S 146.906419°E |
| Carries | Hume Highway |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 320 feet (98 m) |
| Width | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Longest span | 110 feet (34 m) |
| No. of spans | 2 truss, 3 approach |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Messrs. J. B. and W. Farquharson |
| Construction cost | £6668 10/2[2] |
| Opened | January 1899 |
| Replaces | Union Bridge |
| Replaced by | New Union Bridge |
| Location | |
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Original Bridge
[edit]Union Bridge | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | double queen truss |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 240 feet (73 m) |
| Width | 30 |
| Longest span | 80 feet (24 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 September 1861[3] |
| Closed | January 1899[4] |
| Replaced by | 2nd Union Bridge |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | yes[5] |
Tenders were accepted in January 1860.[6] Tenders are called for the construction of the approaches.[7]
Union Bridge had repairs in 1869.[8]
Lincoln Causeway
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NEW UNION BRIDGE, ALBURY". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1898. p. 21. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "UNION BRIDGE AT ALBURY". The Goulburn Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Albury". www.historyaustralia.org.au.
"COUNTRY WORKS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLIV, , no. 7266. New South Wales, Australia. 21 September 1861. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
"BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLIV, , no. 7250. New South Wales, Australia. 3 September 1861. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "THE NEW UNION BRIDGE". The Argus. No. 16, 380. Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Empire. No. 3159. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1861. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"ALARMING FIRE IN BOURKE-STREET, MELBOURNE". The Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. VIII, , no. 2037. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "The Empire". The Empire. No. 2, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] MELBOURNE". The Empire. No. 2, 718. New South Wales, Australia. 11 June 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "REPAIRS, ALBURY BRIDGE". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 9 March 1869. p. 615. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wodonga and Wodonga Shire | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "THE UNION BRIDGE, ALBURY". Sydney Mail. Vol. LIII, , no. 1368. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1938. p. 17. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - https://alburyhistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Union-Bridge-Albury.jpg
- New Union Brudge but which new one - http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/137581
