Pegar Creek – Crookwell line, 1902

There is no public access to this bridge

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To see a similar style of timber truss rail bridge at a grand scale, check out the bridge across the Murrumbidgee floodplain in Gundagai

One of four remaining 5-panel Howe deck truss railway bridges in NSW

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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

FAST FACTS

Constructed: 1902

Current Status: Extant, but non-operational since 1985

Strategy: TBC

Listings: S170

ENGINEERING DETAILS

5-panel Howe Deck Truss

Truss Type:
32’ 5-panel Howe Deck Truss

Geometry: 1 truss span, 2 approach spans, total length approximately 20 m.