Desmond Trannore Bridge

The Desmond Trannore Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Bruce Highway over the Mulgrave River in Gordonvale, in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Senior Constable Desmond Trannore

Desmond Trannore Bridge
Desmond Trannore Bridge across the Mulgrave River, 2018
Coordinates	17°06′04″S 145°47′21″E
Carries	Bruce Highway (Motor vehicles)
Crosses	Mulgrave River
Locale	Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Material	Concrete
Total length	482 metres (1,581 ft)[1]
History
Construction start	29 May 2008 (2008-05-29)[2]
Construction cost	A$48 million[3]
Opened	20 April 2009 (2009-04-20)[3]
Replaces	low-set Mulgrave River Bridge
Location

The 482-metre (1,581 ft)-long bridge is 5 metres (16 ft) higher than the former Mulgrave River Bridge, to improve flood immunity during the wet season. It is also located 30 metres (98 ft) upstream from the former bridge on a better alignment of the Bruce Highway.^[4] The old Mulgrave River Bridge was regularly submerged by flood waters during the wet season.^[1]

The construction of the bridge was fast-tracked by installation of 50 precast concrete girders.^[5] The bridge was completed as part of a number of projects undertaken by the Australian Government to flood-proof the Bruce Highway and provide all year round access to Far North Queensland.^[2]

The bridge is named in honour of Senior Constable Desmond Trannore, of Gordonvale Police Station, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on 27 October 1964, while assisting a woman and her children following a report of domestic violence.^[4][6]

References

1. Petrinec, Melanie (28 December 2010). "Bridge dry as road floods in Gordonvale". cairns.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
2. "Work starts on new $48 million Mulgrave River bridge". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Queensland Government. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
3. Wallace, Craig (20 April 2009). "New Bridge Over Mulgrave River Opens To Traffic". Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Press release). Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
4. "Local officer honoured in naming of Mulgrave River bridge". roadconstruct. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
5. "Massive crane to help deliver Mulgrave River bridge sooner". ozprodrivers. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
6. "Desmond Trannore". Queensland Police. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.