The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge in Australia that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River from Buronga to Mildura.
History Old Mildura Bridge The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927. The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid. It was a lift-span bridge supported by concrete pylons, with two approach spans on each side. Two of the truss spans and the lift span are now in the Mildura Marina.
Current bridge Named in honour of engineer George Chaffey, the current bridge was opened on 12 March 1985, by Federal, New South Wales and Victorian transport ministers Peter Morris, Laurie Brereton and Steve Crabb.New Murray River Crossing, Mildura Roads Victoria issue 5 March 1985 page 5 The project was funded under the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Programme, constructed at a cost of $14 million.
The nine-span, long and wide, prestressed concrete bridge was designed and constructed by the Department of Main Roads. The Victorian approach is long, with a six-span, high-strength reinforced concrete I-beam floodway bridge, long. The New South Wales approach to the main bridge crossing is long, and includes three floodway bridges.Mildura Main Roads March 1984 page 18
See also
List of bridges in Australia List of crossings of the Murray River
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