Grafton Bridge (rail‑road bridge over Clarence River)
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Grafton Bridge is a historic combined road and rail bridge spanning the Clarence River in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grafton Bridge (rail‑road bridge over Clarence River) canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
ⓘ
heritage-listed bridge ⓘ road-rail bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grafton Bridge
ⓘ
Grafton Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Grafton rail and road bridge
|
| carries |
North Coast railway line
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crosses | Clarence River ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
Grafton
ⓘ
South Grafton ⓘ |
| design | through truss ⓘ |
| engineer |
New South Wales Public Works Department
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales Department of Public Works (design)
|
| hasComponent | bascule span ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
lower rail deck
ⓘ
upper road deck ⓘ |
| heritageListingDate | 2 April 1999 ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales State Heritage Register
|
| historicalSignificance | important example of early 20th-century steel truss road-rail bridge in New South Wales ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,008 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Grafton, New South Wales ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 7 ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 19 July 1932 ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide combined rail and road crossing of the Clarence River ⓘ |
| railLine |
North Coast railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
North Coast line between Sydney and Brisbane
|
| replacedBy | new Grafton Bridge (road bridge) for most road traffic ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| trafficType | two-way road traffic (originally) ⓘ |
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