Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge

Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar - Monto railway line at Ideraway in the North Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built from 1906 to 1907. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 … See more

Print Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge (Ideraway) 600520 Mungar - Monto Line, Steep Rocky Creek General Significance History Description Maps & Gallery More images… Classification State Heritage Register status Entered Date entered 21 October 1992 Type Transport—rail: Bridge—railway Theme 5.3 Moving goods, people …

The Ideraway Creek bridge is one of the most unusual bridges in Australia. It demonstrates the economic re-use of part of the erection truss used to build the Burdekin River Rail Bridge at Macrossan between Townsville and Charters Towers opened in 1899. The complete truss was 250 feet (76 m) long whereas the Ideraway Creek bridge uses only 150 feet (46 m) of the span. The pinned construction and multiple members of the truss were originally designed for rapid assem…

Looking like an upside down Harbour Bridge, the Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge spans 46 metres, and is the only bridge of its …

Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar - Monto railway line at Ideraway in the North Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built from 1906 to 1907. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History