Umeralla Creek – Rail Bridge on Chakola to Cooma line, 1889

There is no public access to this bridge.

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Very distant views of the truss spans and approaches can be seen from a nearby unsealed local road

The only remaining European through truss.

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There were six of this truss type constructed between 1875 and 1892.

FAST FACTS

Constructed: 1889

Current Status: Extant, but non-operational since 1988

Strategy: TBC

Listings: S170, LEP

ENGINEERING DETAILS

European Through Truss

Truss Type:
42’ European Through Truss

Geometry: 5 truss spans, 40 approach spans, total length approximately 380 m.