Crosses Stonequarry Creek Design Allan truss Clearance below 92 feet (28 m) Opened 1897 Longest span 27 m Construction cost 3,700 GBP | Named for Queen Victoria No. of spans 3 No. of lanes 1 Longest span 27 m Material Wood Architect Percy Allan | |
Similar Tom Uglys Bridge, Hampden Bridge, Glebe Island Bridge, Anzac Bridge, Pyrmont Bridge | ||
Victoria Bridge crosses Stonequarry Creek in Picton, New South Wales, Australia.
Opened on 7 October 1897, Victoria Bridge is a timber trestle bridge employing Allan trusses - it was designed by Percy Allan and built by C.J. Ford of Sydney.
It features the tallest trestles in New South Wales, and is one of the oldest surviving bridges of its type. It is named after Queen Victoria, and is classified by the National Trust. Victoria Bridge is wide enough for a pedestrian walkway and one lane of traffic and is 80m long. The bridge has a height limit of 2.4 metres. The bridge is listed by the Engineers Instute as Historically Significant.
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Victoria Bridge, Picton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA