Grafton Bridge (New South Wales)
The Grafton Bridge is a heritage-listed bascule truss bridge that carries Bent Street (formerly the Summerland Way) and North Coast railway line across the Clarence River in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge links the Grafton central business district with South Grafton, and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Grafton Bridge | |
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View of Grafton Bridge from the north bank of the Clarence River, in 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 29°41′53″S 152°56′32″E |
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| Crosses | Clarence River |
| Locale | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Maintained by | Transport for NSW |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule truss bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Pier construction | Concrete |
| Piers in water | 7 |
| Clearance above | 12 metres (38 ft) |
| Clearance below | 3 metres (11 ft) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | NSW Public Works Department |
| Construction start | 1922 |
| Construction end | 1932 |
| Construction cost | A£500,000 |
| Inaugurated | 19 July 1932 by Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor-General of Australia |
| Replaced by | Balun Bindarray Bridge (since 2019) (Concurrent use as a road bridge) |
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A parallel Balun Bindarray Bridge, located 70 metres (230 ft) east of the original bridge and initially consisting of two lanes, opened to traffic on 12 December 2019.
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