Dickabram Bridge
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Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River
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| Coordinates | 25°57′14″S 152°29′43″E / 25.9540°S 152.4954°ECoordinates: 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 |
| Total length | 191 metres (627 ft) |
| 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 |
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 Location of Dickabram Bridge in Queensland
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| 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 |
| 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 Owen McDermott & Co. It is also known as Mary River Bridge (Miva). The bridge was registered on the former Register of the National Estate in 1988. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The bridge is one of only two remaining road-and-rail bridges in Australia and the only one in Queensland. It is the oldest remaining large steel truss bridge constructed in Queensland.
The Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River was the major bridge on the Kingaroy branch railway line. The contract for construction of the line to Kilkivan was awarded to McDermott Owen & Co in August 1884. Work was delayed in 1885 awaiting casting of the cylindrical piers for the central spans. The bridge was tested in November 1886 with a two-engine train. The line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886.
The original road bridge across the Mary River at Miva had opened on 30 October 1878. This bridge was damaged by floods in July 1879 and swept away by floods in February 1880. A replacement road bridge was swept away by floods in October 1882.
It was provided in December 1882 that the proposed rail bridge be built to carry road traffic as well. Because of the delay in opening access roads it was March 1889 before it opened to road traffic.
The steel and timber truss bridge, built by McDermott Owen & Co., was completed in November 1886 and the line opened for traffic between Dickabram and Kilkivan on 6 December 1886.
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