Birkenhead Bridge
Birkenhead Bridge | |
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![]() Birkenhead Bridge in February 2010 | |
Coordinates | 34°50′32″S 138°30′03″E / 34.84230°S 138.50093°E |
Carries | Nelson Street |
Crosses | Port River |
Locale | Lefevre Peninsula |
Owner | Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure |
Preceded by | Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge |
Followed by | Jervois Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Bascule |
Total length | 246 metres |
Width | 16 metres |
Clearance above | 5.4 metres |
No. of lanes | 4 (as built) 2 (since 2014) |
History | |
Constructed by | Adelaide Construction |
Fabrication by | Perry Engineering |
Opened | 14 December 1940 |
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The Birkenhead Bridge is a bascule bridge in Adelaide, Australia that crosses the Port River.
In February 1938, the Government of South Australia awarded a contract to Adelaide Construction to build a bridge across the Port River from Birkenhead to Port Adelaide, with Perry Engineering contracted to supply the steelwork.[1] The bridge was opened on 14 December 1940 by Governor Malcolm Barclay-Harvey.[2][3] It was one of only four bascule bridges in the world adapted for use by trolleybuses.[4]
In 2014, two of the four road lanes were converted into pedestrian and bike paths.[5] In 2020, the timber road deck has been replaced with fibre reinforced polymer and the timber footpath with aluminium.[6]
The bridge is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[7]
References
- ^ Bridge over river at Adelaide The Argus 8 February 1938 page 2
- ^ Birkenhead Bridge Opened The Advertiser 16 December 1940 page 16
- ^ Birkenhead Bridge SA History Hub
- ^ Trolleybuses Trundle over Birkenhead Bascule Bridge Among Ourselves issue 87 August 1960
- ^ Port Adelaide's Birkenhead Bridge still moving more than 16,000 vehicles daily in 75th anniversary year ABC Radio Adelaide 22 September 2015
- ^ Birkenhead Bridge Upgrade Works Project Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
- ^ Birkenhead Bridge South Australia Heritage Places
External links
Media related to Birkenhead Bridge at Wikimedia Commons