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Dickabram Bridge | |
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 Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River | |
| Coordinates | 25°57′14″S 152°29′43″E / 25.9540°S 152.4954°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, Railway |
| Crosses | Mary River |
| Locale | Miva, Queensland |
| Heritage status | Registered (ID 15956) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Material | Timber, Steel |
| Height | 3.5 metres (11 ft) maximum vehicle height[1] |
| Longest span | 36.6 metres (120 ft) |
| No. of spans | 14 (6.1m, 7.9m, three at 11m, 11.6m, 24.1m, 36.6m, 24.1m, 11.6m, two at 11m, 7.9m and 6.1m) |
| Clearance above | 4.3 metres (14 ft) |
| Clearance below | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Henry Charles Stanley |
| Constructed by | McDermott Owen & Co. |
| Construction start | 1885 |
| Construction end | 6 December 1886 |
| Location | |
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| Dickabram Bridge | |
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  Location of Dickabram Bridge in Queensland | |
| Location | across the Mary River, between Miva and Theebine, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°57′14″S 152°29′44″E / 25.9538°S 152.4956°E |
| Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1885–1886 |
| Architect | Henry Charles Stanley |
Queensland Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Dickabram Bridge, Mary River Bridge (Miva) |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600836 |
| Significant period | 1880s (fabric) |
| Significant components | pier/s (bridge) |
| Builders | Owen McDermott & Co. |
Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River between Miva and Theebine, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy railway line. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1885 to 1886 by Messrs Michael McDermott, Owens & Co.[2] It is also known as Mary River Bridge (Miva). The bridge was registered on the former Register of the National Estate in 1988.[3]
The bridge is one of three remaining road-and-rail bridges in Australia[4] and the only one in South East Queensland following the completion of the Burdekin Bridge in 1957. It is the oldest remaining large steel truss bridge constructed in Queensland.[5]
- ^ https://cloud.hemax.com/Place/LocationDetails/b1b971e5-2f67-483e-b0b5-2284976c8cde?Dickabram%20Bridge%20Park%20Rest%20Area
- ^ "NOTES AND EVENTS". The Colac Herald. Vol. XV, no. 1522. Victoria, Australia. 26 August 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dickabram Bridge (entry 600836)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Work has begun on restoring Dickabram Bridge". Gympie Times. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Dickabram Bridge reopens". Queensland Government. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.