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I've been out west at Tolleybuc photo-documenting the old bridge prior to it's replacement.
iPhone pano yesterday morning
Tooleybuc Bridge was built in 1925. It is the last Allan timber truss and lift span bridge constructed in NSW and is listed on the State Heritage Register and Victorian Heritage Register. The bridge has a single traffic lane and vehicles give way to oncoming traffic. The bridge has been identified for replacement under the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy, which was endorsed by the Heritage Council of NSW in August 2012.
Replacing the bridge with a concrete bridge will meet the current and future traffic demands in the area, including semi-trailer and B-double vehicles being able to carry heavier loads. A traffic survey in 2010 showed of the 792 vehicles using the bridge daily, 33 per cent were heavy vehicles, which is a significant proportion.
Tooleybuc Bridge is on the Mallee Highway which travels through Tooleybuc, linking Balranald in south western NSW to the Murray Valley in north western Victoria. The route has been identified as a strategic freight route in NSW and Victoria. It is also an alternative freight route between Sydney and Adelaide.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojec...dge/index.html
iPhone pano yesterday morning
Tooleybuc Bridge was built in 1925. It is the last Allan timber truss and lift span bridge constructed in NSW and is listed on the State Heritage Register and Victorian Heritage Register. The bridge has a single traffic lane and vehicles give way to oncoming traffic. The bridge has been identified for replacement under the Timber Truss Bridge Strategy, which was endorsed by the Heritage Council of NSW in August 2012.
Replacing the bridge with a concrete bridge will meet the current and future traffic demands in the area, including semi-trailer and B-double vehicles being able to carry heavier loads. A traffic survey in 2010 showed of the 792 vehicles using the bridge daily, 33 per cent were heavy vehicles, which is a significant proportion.
Tooleybuc Bridge is on the Mallee Highway which travels through Tooleybuc, linking Balranald in south western NSW to the Murray Valley in north western Victoria. The route has been identified as a strategic freight route in NSW and Victoria. It is also an alternative freight route between Sydney and Adelaide.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roadprojec...dge/index.html