Milperra Bridge

Milperra Bridge
Milperra Bridge
Coordinates	33°55′46″S 150°58′44″E / 33.929441°S 150.978890°E
Carried	Newbridge Road
Crossed	Georges River
Other name(s)	Moorebank Bridge
Owner	Transport for NSW
Characteristics
Design	Composite truss
Material	Timber
Total length	72 metres (237 ft)
Width	6 metres (20 ft)
Longest span	27 metres (90 ft)
No. of spans	6
Piers in water	5
Clearance below	5 metres (17 ft)
History
Opened	18 April 1931
Collapsed	1965
Replaced by	Current bridge
Location

Milperra Bridge
Milperra Bridge
Coordinates	33°55′45″S 150°58′44″E / 33.929225°S 150.978989°E
Carries	Newbridge Road
Crosses	Georges River
Locale	Between Bankstown and Liverpool, in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Named for	Milperra
Owner	Transport for NSW
Preceded by	Governor Macquarie Drive bridge
Followed by	M5 Motorway bridge
Characteristics
Design	Pre-stressed concrete
Material	Concrete
No. of spans	3
Piers in water	2
No. of lanes	7
History
Construction end	1965
Replaces	Composite truss version (1930)
Location

Milperra Bridge is a road bridge that carries Newbridge Road across the Georges River, located between Bankstown and Liverpool, in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is located adjacent to Henry Lawson Drive and the Bankstown Airport; and Newbridge Road serves as a continuation of Canterbury and Milperra Roads.

History

Prior to the bridge being built, there was no crossing of the Georges River between Moorebank and Milperra, though the road to Canterbury was built up to the east bank. The road over the Liverpool Weir and its later 1894 truss bridge went south east toward Wollongong and Engadine.

There was call for access between the two military settler camps, Moorebank and Milperra, to have access and a punt was proposed in the early 1920s.^[1]

The early design by the Department of Main Roads (DMR) showed a height above water of only 4 metres (12 ft)^[2] which was much decried by the locals, advising to the Dept that it be higher for the commercial and sporting interests of the area. The DMR replied with a proposal of 5 metres (17 ft).^[3]

After long use, the old narrow bridge was not able to cope with the increase in traffic and was slated for replacement.^[4]

The current concrete structure supersedes the earlier truss bridge built circa 1930^[5] as a wider and higher crossing of the river.

References

^ "MEETING AT CHIPPING NORTON". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XXXVI, no. 2890. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1922. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "TOO LOW". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XL, no. 3576. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1929. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Will Block Launches". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 30 August 1929. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ""Bottleneck" bridge to go". The Biz. No. 2943. New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1962. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 753. New South Wales, Australia. 1 March 1930. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
"MILPERRA BRIDGE". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1930. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEW GEORGES RIVER BRIDGE". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 21 November 1930. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1929. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEW BRIDGE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 105. 17 April 1931. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

[1] "MEETING AT CHIPPING NORTON". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XXXVI, no. 2890. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1922. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "TOO LOW". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XL, no. 3576. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1929. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Will Block Launches". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 30 August 1929. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] ""Bottleneck" bridge to go". The Biz. No. 2943. New South Wales, Australia. 14 November 1962. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 753. New South Wales, Australia. 1 March 1930. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
"MILPERRA BRIDGE". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1930. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "NEW GEORGES RIVER BRIDGE". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 21 November 1930. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Advertising". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1929. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "NEW BRIDGE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 105. 17 April 1931. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

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