List of bridges in Australia

Historical bridges

This table contains a non-exhaustive list of bridges listed on the various heritage registers of Australia.

#	Name	Image	Heritage register	Length		Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Notes
				m	ft
1	Richmond Bridge		Australian National Heritage (Australia’s oldest surviving large stone arch bridge)	41	135	Masonry 6 arches, sandstone	Wellington Street Coal River	1825	Richmond 42°44′01.9″S 147°26′24.0″E / 42.733861°S 147.440000°E / -42.733861; 147.440000 (Richmond Bridge (Tasmania))	Tasmania	[S 1] [E 1] [E 2]
2	Lennox Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate			Masonry 1 arch	Road bridge Mitchells Pass Lapstone Creek	1833	Glenbrook 33°45′15.2″S 150°37′56.6″E / 33.754222°S 150.632389°E / -33.754222; 150.632389 (Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook)	New South Wales	[S 2]
3	Lansdowne Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate			Masonry 1 arch, sandstone Span: 33.5 m (110 ft)	Hume Highway Prospect Creek	1836	Lansvale 33°53′24.1″S 150°58′01.5″E / 33.890028°S 150.967083°E / -33.890028; 150.967083 (Lansdowne Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 3] [E 3]
4	Ross Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate			Masonry 3 arches	Roseneath Road Macquarie River	1836	Ross 41°01′50.7″S 147°29′23.1″E / 41.030750°S 147.489750°E / -41.030750; 147.489750 (Ross Bridge)	Tasmania	[S 4]
5	Red Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate (Australia’s oldest surviving brick arch bridge)			Masonry 3 arches, brick	Midland Highway (Tasmania) Elizabeth River	1838	Campbell Town 41°55′58.7″S 147°29′33.9″E / 41.932972°S 147.492750°E / -41.932972; 147.492750 (Red Bridge (Tasmania))	Tasmania	[E 4]
6	Nepean River railway bridge		New South Wales State Heritage Register	145	476	Beam bridge Wrought iron	Main Southern railway line Nepean River	1863	Menangle 34°07′04.8″S 150°44′37.1″E / 34.118000°S 150.743639°E / -34.118000; 150.743639 (Nepean River railway bridge, Menangle)	New South Wales	[1]
7	Prince Alfred Bridge		New South Wales State Heritage Register (First iron truss bridge to be built in New South Wales) (Second-oldest metal truss bridge remaining in Australia)	922	3,025	Truss Wooden, iron	Murrumbidgee River and its floodplain	1867	Gundagai 35°04′28″S 148°06′25″E / 35.0744°S 148.1069°E / -35.0744; 148.1069 (Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai)	New South Wales	[2]
8	Dickabram Bridge		Register of the National Estate	191	627	Truss Steel, wood	Miva Road Mary River	1886	Miva - Theebine 25°57′14.5″S 152°29′43.5″E / 25.954028°S 152.495417°E / -25.954028; 152.495417 (Dickabram Bridge)	Queensland	[S 5] [E 5]
9	Princes Bridge			120	390	Arch Cast iron	Road bridge St Kilda Road Yarra River	1888	Melbourne Melbourne central business district - Southbank 37°49′09.3″S 144°58′05.8″E / 37.819250°S 144.968278°E / -37.819250; 144.968278 (Princes Bridge)	Victoria	[S 6]
10	Hampden Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate	77	253	Suspension Wooden truss deck, masonry pylons	Kangaroo River	1898	Kangaroo Valley 34°43′38.7″S 150°31′15.2″E / 34.727417°S 150.520889°E / -34.727417; 150.520889 (Hampden Bridge, Kangaroo Valley)	New South Wales	[S 7] [E 6]
11	Pyrmont Bridge		(Now defunct) Register of the National Estate	369	1,211	Truss Steel Swing bridge	Footbridge Cockle Bay	1902	Sydney Darling Harbour - Sydney central business district 33°52′14.0″S 151°12′02.6″E / 33.870556°S 151.200722°E / -33.870556; 151.200722 (Pyrmont Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 8] [E 7]
12	Noojee Trestle Bridge		Victorian Heritage Register (Tallest surviving trestle bridge in Victoria)	102	335	Trestle Wood	Noojee railway line (closed line)	1919	Noojee 37°54′01.9″S 145°59′03.6″E / 37.900528°S 145.984333°E / -37.900528; 145.984333 (Noojee trestle bridge)	Victoria	[3]
13	Maribyrnong River Viaduct		Victorian Heritage Register	383	1,257	Trestle Steel	Albion–Jacana railway line Maribyrnong River	1929	Melbourne Sunshine North - Keilor East 37°44′50.4″S 144°50′46.0″E / 37.747333°S 144.846111°E / -37.747333; 144.846111 (Maribyrnong River Viaduct)	Victoria	[4]
14	William Jolly Bridge		Queensland Heritage Register	500	1,600	Arch Concrete through arch	Grey Street Brisbane River	1932	Brisbane Brisbane central business district - South Brisbane 27°28′06.7″S 153°00′55.9″E / 27.468528°S 153.015528°E / -27.468528; 153.015528 (William Jolly Bridge)	Queensland	[S 9] [5]
15	Grafton Bridge		New South Wales State Heritage Register (This bridge is a double-deck road/rail structure, the only one of its type in New South Wales. There is a lift span to allow passing of river traffic that is no longer in use.)	525	1,722	Bascule Truss Bridge Concrete Steel	Bent Street Clarence River	1932	Grafton 29°41′53″S 152°56′32″E / 29.69806°S 152.94222°E / -29.69806; 152.94222 (Grafton Bridge)	New South Wales	[6] [7]
16	McKillops Bridge		Victorian Heritage Register	255	837	Truss Concrete Wood	McKillops Road Snowy River	1936	Deddick Valley 37°5′01.7″S 148°24′48.7″E / 37.083806°S 148.413528°E / -37.083806; 148.413528 (McKillops Bridge)	Victoria	[8] [9]

Bridges of architectural interest

This table contains a non-exhaustive list of bridges of architectural interest, as determined by the Engineers Australia and/or other architectural organisations, as cited.

#	Name	Image	Architectural distinction	Length		Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Notes
				m	ft
1	Evan Walker Bridge					Arch Steel tied-arch Span: 45 m (148 ft)	Footbrige Yarra River	1992	Melbourne Melbourne city centre - Southbank 37°49′10.6″S 144°57′54.5″E / 37.819611°S 144.965139°E / -37.819611; 144.965139 (Evan Walker Bridge)	Victoria	[S 10]
2	Jack Pesch Bridge			243	797	Cable-stayed Steel truss deck, steel pylons Span: 167 m (548 ft)	Footbridge Brisbane River	1998	Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′21.1″S 152°58′27.2″E / 27.505861°S 152.974222°E / -27.505861; 152.974222 (Jack Pesch Bridge)	Queensland	[S 11]
3	Goodwill Bridge			450	1,480	Arch Steel through arch Span: 102 m (335 ft)	Footbridge Brisbane River	2001	Brisbane South Brisbane - Gardens Point 27°28′50.7″S 153°01′37.0″E / 27.480750°S 153.026944°E / -27.480750; 153.026944 (Goodwill Bridge)	Queensland	[S 12]
4	Webb Bridge [fr]			225	738	Bridge	Footbridge Yarra River	2003	Melbourne Docklands 37°49′23.8″S 144°56′50.2″E / 37.823278°S 144.947278°E / -37.823278; 144.947278 (Webb Bridge)	Victoria	[S 13] [10]
5	Kurilpa Bridge		Tensegrity bridge	425	1,394	Cable-stayed Steel Span: 135 m (443 ft)	Footbridge Brisbane River	2009	Brisbane Brisbane central business district - South Brisbane 27°28′09.7″S 153°01′05.5″E / 27.469361°S 153.018194°E / -27.469361; 153.018194 (Kurilpa Bridge)	Queensland	[S 14]
6	Seafarers Bridge					Masonry 2 arches Span: 75 m (246 ft)	Footbridge Yarra River	2009	Melbourne Docklands - South Wharf 37°49′25.3″S 144°57′07.2″E / 37.823694°S 144.952000°E / -37.823694; 144.952000 (Seafarers Bridge)	Victoria	[S 15]
7	Matagarup Bridge			370	1,210	Arch Steel through arch Span: 160 m (520 ft)	Footbridge Swan River	2018	Perth 31°57′16.2″S 115°53′07.3″E / 31.954500°S 115.885361°E / -31.954500; 115.885361 (Matagarup Bridge)	Western Australia	[S 16]
8	Neville Bonner Bridge proposed			270	890	Cable-stayed Steel Span: 145 m (476 ft)	Footbridge Brisbane River		Brisbane Brisbane central business district - South Brisbane 27°28′26.4″S 153°01′20.2″E / 27.474000°S 153.022278°E / -27.474000; 153.022278 (Neville Bonner Bridge)	Queensland	[11]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents a non-exhaustive list of the road and railway bridges with spans greater than 100 metres (328 ft).

Image	#	Name	Span		Length		Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	State	Notes
			m	ft	m	ft
1	Sydney Harbour Bridge		503	1,650	1,149	3,770	Arch Steel through arch	Bradfield Highway North Shore railway line Port Jackson	1932	Sydney Milsons Point - Dawes Point 33°51′07.4″S 151°12′38.7″E / 33.852056°S 151.210750°E / -33.852056; 151.210750 (Sydney Harbour Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 17] [E 8]
2	Anzac Bridge		345	1,132	625	2,051	Cable-stayed Concrete beam deck, concrete pylons 140+345+140	Western Distributor Johnstons Bay	1996	Sydney Rozelle - Pyrmont 33°52′08.8″S 151°11′08.6″E / 33.869111°S 151.185722°E / -33.869111; 151.185722 (Anzac Bridge)	New South Wales	[Note 1] [S 18]
3	Tasman Bridge		1,000	3,300 (x21)	1,396	4,580	Girder bridge Prestressed concrete beam deck, concrete pylons	Tasman Highway River Derwent	1964	Hobart Queens Domain - Montagu Bay 42°51′54″S 147°20′33″E / 42.86500°S 147.34250°E / -42.86500; 147.34250 (Tasman Bridge)	Tasmania	[S 19]
4	West Gate Bridge		336	1,102	2,582	8,471	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, steel pylons 144+336+144	West Gate Freeway Yarra River	1978	Melbourne Spotswood - Port Melbourne 37°49′48.0″S 144°53′55.9″E / 37.830000°S 144.898861°E / -37.830000; 144.898861 (West Gate Bridge)	Victoria	[S 20] [12]
5	Gladesville Bridge		305	1,001	488	1,601	Arch Concrete deck arch	North Western Expressway Parramatta River	1964	Sydney Huntleys Point - Drummoyne 33°50′31.9″S 151°08′52.3″E / 33.842194°S 151.147861°E / -33.842194; 151.147861 (Gladesville Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 21] [13]
6	Story Bridge		282	925	777	2,549	Cantilever Steel 82+282+82	Bradfield Highway Brisbane River	1940	Brisbane Fortitude Valley - Kangaroo Point 27°27′49.0″S 153°02′08.7″E / 27.463611°S 153.035750°E / -27.463611; 153.035750 (Story Bridge)	Queensland	[S 22] [E 9] [14]
7	Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges		260	850	1,630	5,350	Box girder Prestressed concrete 162+260+162 Twin bridges	Gateway Motorway Brisbane River	1986 2010	Brisbane Eagle Farm - Murarrie 27°26′43.0″S 153°06′04.4″E / 27.445278°S 153.101222°E / -27.445278; 153.101222 (Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges)	Queensland	[S 23] [15]
8	Mooney Mooney Bridge		220	720	485	1,591	Box girder Prestressed concrete 134+220+130 Twin bridges	Pacific Motorway Mooney Mooney Creek	1986	Mooney Mooney Creek 33°25′56.8″S 151°15′13.1″E / 33.432444°S 151.253639°E / -33.432444; 151.253639 (Mooney Mooney Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 24] [16]
9	Batman Bridge		215	705	432	1,417	Cable-stayed Steel truss deck, inclined steel pylon	Batman Highway Tamar River	1968	Sidmouth - Hillwood 41°13′02.0″S 146°54′52.6″E / 41.217222°S 146.914611°E / -41.217222; 146.914611 (Batman Bridge)	Tasmania	[S 25]
10	Eleanor Schonell Bridge		184	604	520	1,710	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons 30+73+184+73+30	Buses, cyclists and pedestrians Brisbane River	2006	Brisbane St Lucia - Dutton Park 27°29′51.9″S 153°01′15.7″E / 27.497750°S 153.021028°E / -27.497750; 153.021028 (Eleanor Schonell Bridge)	Queensland	[S 26] [17]
11	Walter Taylor Bridge		183	600	300	980	Suspension Steel truss deck, concrete pylons	Coonan Street Brisbane River	1936	Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′20.4″S 152°58′25.1″E / 27.505667°S 152.973639°E / -27.505667; 152.973639 (Walter Taylor Bridge)	Queensland	[S 27] [E 10] [18]
12	Rip Bridge		183	600	330	1,080	Arch Concrete arch deck	Maitland Bay Drive Brisbane Water		Daleys Point - Blackwall 33°30′24.6″S 151°20′48.1″E / 33.506833°S 151.346694°E / -33.506833; 151.346694 (Rip Bridge)	New South Wales	[19] [20]
13	Captain Cook Bridge		183	600	555	1,821	Box girder Prestressed concrete 73+183+146+110+73 Twin bridges	Pacific Motorway Brisbane River	1972	Brisbane Gardens Point - Kangaroo Point 27°28′51.3″S 153°01′45.7″E / 27.480917°S 153.029361°E / -27.480917; 153.029361 (Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane)	Queensland	[S 28] [21]
14	Bolte Bridge		173	568 (x2)	490	1,610	Box girder Prestressed concrete 72+173+173+72	CityLink Yarra River	1999	Melbourne Docklands - Port Melbourne 37°49′10.1″S 144°55′56.1″E / 37.819472°S 144.932250°E / -37.819472; 144.932250 (Bolte Bridge)	Victoria	[S 29] [22]
15	Long Gully Bridge dismantled in 1937		152	499			Suspension Steel truss deck, masonry pylons	Strathallen Avenue Sydney tram network Flat Rock Creek	1892	Sydney Northbridge - Cammeray 33°49′01.4″S 151°12′44.5″E / 33.817056°S 151.212361°E / -33.817056; 151.212361 (Long Gully Suspension Bridge)	New South Wales	[E 11]
16	Pheasants Nest Bridge		150	490	304	997	Box girder Prestressed concrete 77+150+77 Twin bridges	Hume Highway Nepean River	1980	Pheasants Nest 34°14′12.9″S 150°39′44.3″E / 34.236917°S 150.662306°E / -34.236917; 150.662306 (Pheasants Nest Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 30] [23]
17	Victoria Bridge		146	479	313	1,027	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Melbourne Street - Queen Street Brisbane River	1969	Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′20.4″S 153°01′16.3″E / 27.472333°S 153.021194°E / -27.472333; 153.021194 (Victoria Bridge, Brisbane)	Queensland	[S 31] [E 12]
18	Hawkesbury River railway bridge		135	443 (x2)	785	2,575	Truss Steel 135+106x4+135	Main North railway line Hawkesbury River	1946	Cogra Bay - Brooklyn 33°32′01.5″S 151°13′42.9″E / 33.533750°S 151.228583°E / -33.533750; 151.228583 (Hawkesbury River railway bridge)	New South Wales	[E 13]
19	Peats Ferry Bridge		134	440 (x2)	611	2,005	Truss Steel 43+134+134+90x8	Pacific Highway Hawkesbury River	1945	Mooney Mooney - Brooklyn 33°32′24.2″S 151°11′56.2″E / 33.540056°S 151.198944°E / -33.540056; 151.198944 (Peats Ferry Bridge)	New South Wales	[E 14] [24]
20	Merivale Bridge		133	436	750	2,460	Arch Steel tied-arch	Gold Coast railway line North Coast railway line Brisbane River	1978	Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′09.6″S 153°00′47.1″E / 27.469333°S 153.013083°E / -27.469333; 153.013083 (Merivale Bridge)	Queensland	[S 32]
21	Go Between Bridge		117	384	300	980	Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+117+74	Road bridge Brisbane River	2010	Brisbane Brisbane CBD - South Brisbane 27°28′11.3″N 153°00′44.1″E / 27.469806°N 153.012250°E / 27.469806; 153.012250 (Go Between Bridge)	Queensland	[S 33]
22	Bowen Bridge		109	358 (x8)	976	3,202	Box girder Prestressed concrete 56+109x8+48	Goodwood Road River Derwent	1984	Hobart 42°49′03.1″S 147°18′26.5″E / 42.817528°S 147.307361°E / -42.817528; 147.307361 (Bowen Bridge)	Tasmania	[25]
23	Sea Cliff Bridge		108	354 (x3)	455	1,493	Box girder Prestressed concrete 62+108x3+61	Lawrence Hargrave Drive	2005	Clifton - Coalcliff 34°15′14.8″S 150°58′24.5″E / 34.254111°S 150.973472°E / -34.254111; 150.973472 (Sea Cliff Bridge)	New South Wales	[S 34] [26]
24	Long Gully Bridge		105	344	152	499	Arch Concrete deck arch	Strathallen Avenue Flat Rock Creek	1939	Sydney Northbridge - Cammeray 33°49′01.2″S 151°12′44.5″E / 33.817000°S 151.212361°E / -33.817000; 151.212361 (Long Gully Bridge)	New South Wales	[E 11]
25	Albert Bridge		104	341 (x2)	208	682	Truss Steel 104x2	Main railway line Brisbane River	1895	Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′21.4″S 152°58′26.5″E / 27.505944°S 152.974028°E / -27.505944; 152.974028 (Albert Bridge, Brisbane)	Queensland	[S 35] [E 15] [27]
26	Indooroopilly Railway Bridge		104	341 (x2)	208	682	Truss Steel 104x2	Main railway line Brisbane River	1957	Brisbane Indooroopilly - Chelmer 27°30′21.2″S 152°58′25.9″E / 27.505889°S 152.973861°E / -27.505889; 152.973861 (Indooroopilly Railway Bridge)	Queensland	[28]
27	Macleay Valley Bridge				3,200	10,500	Beam Prestressed concrete 94x34m	Pacific Highway Macleay River	2013	Frederickton 31°02′10.5″S 152°53′12.4″E / 31.036250°S 152.886778°E / -31.036250; 152.886778 (Macleay Valley Bridge)	New South Wales	[29] [30]
28	South Road Superway				2,800	9,200	Box girder Prestressed concrete	North-South Motorway	2014	Adelaide Wingfield - Regency Park 34°50′59.2″S 138°33′52.6″E / 34.849778°S 138.564611°E / -34.849778; 138.564611 (South Road Superway)	South Australia	[31]
29	Houghton Highway				2,740	8,990	Beam Prestressed concrete	State Road 26 State Road 27 Bramble Bay	1979	Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′29.3″S 153°04′14.1″E / 27.274806°S 153.070583°E / -27.274806; 153.070583 (Houghton Highway)	Queensland	[32]
30	Ted Smout Memorial Bridge				2,740	8,990	Beam Prestressed concrete 78x35m	State Road 26 State Road 27 Bramble Bay	2010	Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′30.1″S 153°04′15.6″E / 27.275028°S 153.071000°E / -27.275028; 153.071000 (Ted Smout Memorial Bridge)	Queensland	[33]
31	Hornibrook Bridge dismantled in 2011				2,684	8,806	Beam Wood, concrete piles	Bramble Bay	1935	Brisbane Brighton - Clontarf 27°16′28.6″S 153°04′12.8″E / 27.274611°S 153.070222°E / -27.274611; 153.070222 (Hornibrook Bridge)	Queensland	[34] [35]

Notes and references

• Notes

• "Heritage places and lists". Department of the Environment. Australian Government.

• Janberg, Nicolas. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

• Other references

See also

• Transport in Australia
• Rail transport in Australia
• Geography of Australia
• Historic bridges of New South Wales
• List of bridges in Sydney
• List of bridges in Brisbane
• List of bridges in Melbourne
• List of bridges in Perth, Western Australia
• List of bridges in Hobart
• Bridges over the Brisbane River
• List of crossings of the Murray River
• Crossings of the Yarra River

External links

• "Engineering heritage inner Brisbane: a walk / drive tour" (PDF). engineersaustralia.org.au. Engineers Australia - Queensland Division. 2015.
• "Swan & Canning Rivers Bridges - Australian Engineering Week Tour 2009". engineersaustralia.org.au. Engineers Australia - Western Australia Division. Archived from the original (pdf) on 15 March 2011.
• "Suspension Bridges of Australia". bridgemeister.com.
• "Category: Bridges in Australia". highestbridges.com.

Further reading

• Prade, Marcel (1990). Les Grands Ponts du Monde : Ponts Remarquables Hors d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 285. ISBN 2-902170-68-8.

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