Design signed by Henry Harvey Dare as Assistant Engineer
This is the same Dare who had designed the Dare truss for road bridges just a couple of years previously.
One of four remaining 5-panel Howe deck truss railway bridges in NSW
Constructed between 1901 and 1915, this truss type has a fair survival rate to date, with 4 out of the 6 constructed remaining, although none carry trains today
Virtual view
FAST FACTS
Constructed: 1908
Current Status: Extant, but non-operational since 1983
Strategy: TBC
Listings: SHR, S170
ENGINEERING DETAILS
Truss Type:
35’ 5-panel Howe Deck Truss
Geometry: 3 truss spans, 3 approach spans, total length approximately 45 m.
