Crosses Murrumbidgee River Design Lattice Truss Closed 30 December 2006 Length 48 m Bridge type Lattice truss bridge | Locale Wagga Wagga Total length 159 feet (48.5 m) Opened 23 January 1881 Location Wagga Wagga Body of water Murrumbidgee River | |
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Carries Main Southern railway line Carry Main Southern railway line, New South Wales Similar Murrumbidgee River, Hampden Bridge, Prince Alfred Bridge, Taemas Bridge, Tharwa Bridge | ||
The Murrumbidgee River Railway Bridge carried the Main Southern railway line across the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga, Australia.
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Original bridge
The original four span wrought iron lattice truss bridge opened on 23 January 1881. It was the second oldest bridge out of the twelve related wrought iron lattice truss series bridges built in Australia. Each of the four lattice truss spans was 48.5 metres long which joined onto what was thought to be the longest timber viaduct in Australia.
Replacement bridge
The bridge was removed and replaced with a new concrete bridge during a four-day shut down from 30 December 2006. The wrought iron lattice railway bridge was cut away using Oxy cutters. One cut section of the bridge was donated to railway preservation group Tumbarail at Ladysmith.