Harwood Bridge
Mostly disused roadbridge in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Harwood Bridge is a two-lane steel truss bridge which carried the Pacific Highway over the Clarence River in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia from 1966 until 2019, when it was replaced by a four-lane 1.5-kilometre-long (4,921 ft) concrete bridge, located 20 metres (66 ft) to its east. The Harwood Bridge has been retained to provide access to Harwood Island.[4][5]
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Harwood Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 29°25′48″S 153°14′27″E |
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Crosses | Clarence River |
Locale | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia |
Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge with single vertical-lift span |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 888 metres (2,913 ft) |
Longest span | 43.1 metres (141 ft) |
No. of spans | 34: (7 truss – 27 girder) |
Piers in water | 19 |
Clearance below | 37 metres (120 ft) using lift span |
No. of lanes | 2 |
History | |
Construction cost | A$3.8 million |
Opened | 20 August 1966 (1966-08-20) |
Replaces | Ferry (to 1966) |
Replaced by | 4-lane concrete bridge (since 2019: concurrent use) |
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