Maldon, New South Wales
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| Population | 152 (2001 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2571 |
| LGA(s) | Wollondilly Shire |
| Region | Macarthur |
Maldon is a locality in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. In the 2001 census it had a population of 152.
A station was established at Maldon, as part of the Great Southern Railway, in 1879. It was originally named Wilton. The station closed in 1976. Maldon is still an active rail location, having turnouts for freight trains bringing limestone to the cement works, and grain to the flour mill.
In 1983, the NSW government commenced construction of an electrified rail link between Maldon and Dombarton (near Wollongong), improving access for coal trains to Port Kembla. The contract for construction of the Avon Tunnel was cancelled in mid-1988: the line was not thought economically viable. An incomplete rail bridge across the Nepean Gorge can be seen just north of the Picton Road bridge.
Maldon was also the site of 'Harvey's Crossing', one of two stone causeways over the Upper Nepean River on the Picton - Menangle Road. Stonework supporting the steep approach roads on each side can still be seen. The causeway was replaced by a wooden suspension bridge in 1903, designed by Ernest Macartney de Burgh. By the 1970s, the bridge had become a severe bottleneck, especially with the increasing coal traffic. A deviation of the main road and a concrete beam bridge were constructed further north along the Gorge, and opened in 1980. The Suspension Bridge is now a Heritage item. It is closed to all traffic, including pedestrian.
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