George Chaffey Bridge
George Chaffey Bridge, pictured in 2007 from Mildura
Coordinates	34°11′3″S 142°10′23″E  /  34.18417°S 142.17306°E  / -34.18417; 142.17306
Carries	Sturt Highway
Crosses	Murray River
Locale	Buronga , New South Wales , Australia
Begins	Buronga
Ends	Mildura , Victoria
Named for	George Chaffey
Owner	NSW Roads & Maritime Services
Preceded by	Robinvale Bridge
Followed by	Abbotsford Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Concrete
Total length	331 metres (1,086 ft)
Width	9.8 metres (32 ft)
No. of spans	9
Piers in water	5
History
Opened	12 March 1985  ( 1985-03-12 )
Replaces	Mildura Bridge (1927?1985)
Location

The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge in Australia that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River from Buronga to Mildura .

History [ edit ]

Old Mildura Bridge [ edit ]

The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927. ^[1] The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Current bridge [ edit ]

Named in honour of engineer George Chaffey , the current bridge opened on 12 March 1985, by the Federal Minister of Transport the Hon. Peter Morris , the Minister for Roads (New South Wales) the Hon. Laurie Brereton , and the Minister of Transport (Victoria) the Hon. Steve Crabb . ^[4] The project was funded under the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Programme, constructed at an estimated cost of $14 million. ^{[4] [5]}

The nine-span, 331 metres (1,086 ft) long and 9.8 metres (32 ft) wide, prestressed concrete bridge was designed and constructed by the Department of Main Roads (New South Wales) . The Victorian approach is 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, with a six-span, high-strength reinforced concrete I-beam floodway bridge, 80.4 metres (264 ft) long. The New South Wales approach to the main bridge crossing is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) long, and includes three floodway bridges. ^{[6] [4]}

See also [ edit ]

• List of bridges in Australia
• List of crossings of the Murray River

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Chaffey Bridge .

• Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd Architects; KLM Gerner Consulting Group (March 2005). "Mildura Riverfront Masterplan" (PDF) . Council Services . Mildura Rural City .