This quite long bridge replaced two earlier shorter bridges
One was a simple timber beam bridge, while the other was a 90’ Bennett truss bridge – the current bridge was constructed on a new alignment just to the west of the earlier bridges
This is the earliest remaining Dare truss still in operation
The cast iron shoes in the very early Dare trusses were different to the later ones, and Cooreei is the only bridge still in operation that includes this very early cast iron shoe design
FAST FACTS
Constructed: 1906
Current Status: Operational
Strategy: Retained
Listings: SHR, S170
ENGINEERING DETAILS
Truss Type:
91’ Dare
Geometry: 1 truss span, 8 approach spans, total length approximately 115 m.
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