Saltwater River Rail Bridge
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The Saltwater River Rail Bridge is a large steel arch truss railway bridge completed in 1858 and crossing the Maribyrnong River (formerly Saltwater River) on the Melbourne to Footscray railway in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] It had the longest span of any bridge in Victoria for thirty years.[2]
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Saltwater River Rail Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37°47′54.00″S 144°54′59.39″E |
Carries | Bendigo railway line |
Crosses | Maribyrnong River |
Locale | Footscray, Victoria, Australia |
Owner | VicTrack |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 220 ft (67 m) |
Longest span | 220 ft (67 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 0 |
History | |
Designer | William Bryson. |
Constructed by | girders = George Holmes & Company; bluestone abutments - Pierce & Dalziel |
Fabrication by | William Fairbairn |
Construction start | 1856 |
Construction end | 1858 |
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