Victoria Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1864 - 1867 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, Australia and Oceania |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| span lengths | 3 x 56.7 m | |
| deck | deck width | 6.6 m |
| girder depth | 4.0 m |
Materials
| deck |
wrought iron
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| piers |
sandstone
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Chronology
| 1864 | Original concept: double-track railway bridge. |
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| 1867 | Bridge completed but with single railway track and narrow road. |
| 1907 | On completion of adjeacent railway bridge, railway track removed to accommodate two lanes of Great Western Highway and footpath. |
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Conquering the Blue Mountains, Eveleigh Press, Sydney (Australia), ISBN 1876568305, 2006
- The Greatest Public Work, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney (Australia), 1988
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0038828 |
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| Created: | 08/08/2008 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |