Bethanga Bridge

The Bethanga Bridge is a steel truss road bridge crossing Lake Hume, an artificial lake on the Murray River in Australia. The dual heritage-listed bridge crosses the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, linking the Victorian towns of Bellbridge and Bethanga with the regional New South Wales city of Albury. DescriptionThe 752m bridge was built between 1927 and 1930 and designed by Percy Allan, the Chief Engineer of NSW Department of Public Works, based on a Pratt truss design. Each of the bridge's nine spans are, with a width of. The original timber deck was replaced by concrete waffle slabs in 1961. The bridge has an overhead clearance of, with a reported underhead clearance of. The bridge was constructed at a cost of A₤194, 000 210, 000. The Murray River boundary between New South Wales and Victoria is on the southern bank of the river. All structures of the river are considered to be in New South Wales. Because of its unique location, over the waters of a dam with the border running down the centre of the body of water, the Bethanga Bridge is the only built structure shared by both New South Wales and Victoria and listed on both the New South Wales State Heritage Register and the Victorian Heritage Database.

The Bethanga Bridge is a steel truss road bridge crossing Lake Hume, an artificial lake on the Murray River in Australia. The dual heritage-listed bridge crosses the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, linking the Victorian towns of Bellbridge and Bethanga with the regional New South Wales city of Albury. DescriptionThe 752m bridge was built between 1927 and 1930 and designed by Percy Allan, the Chief Engineer of NSW Department of Public Works, based on a Pratt truss design. Each of the bridge's nine spans are, with a width of. The original timber deck was replaced by concrete waffle slabs in 1961. The bridge has an overhead clearance of, with a reported underhead clearance of. The bridge was constructed at a cost of A₤194, 000 210, 000. The Murray River boundary between New South Wales and Victoria is on the southern bank of the river. All structures of the river are considered to be in New South Wales. Because of its unique location, over the waters of a dam with the border running down the centre of the body of water, the Bethanga Bridge is the only built structure shared by both New South Wales and Victoria and listed on both the New South Wales State Heritage Register and the Victorian Heritage Database.