Martin Bridge

Martin Bridge
Martin Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Manning River
Locale	Taree, New South Wales,  Australia
Design	Truss bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	463 metres (1,519 ft)
Number of spans	11
Construction begin	1938
Opened	18 May 1940 (1940-05-18)
Replaces	Punt
Coordinates	31°55′05″S 152°27′33″E / 31.9181°S 152.4593°E / -31.9181; 152.4593Coordinates: 31°55′05″S 152°27′33″E / 31.9181°S 152.4593°E / -31.9181; 152.4593

The Martin Bridge is a road bridge over the Manning River in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. It is a steel truss bridge of 11 spans on concrete supports. Originally it had a lifting span with two concrete counter balances. The bridge was opened on 18 May 1940 by the Premier of NSW, Alexander Mair. The construction cost was 97,000 pounds.^[1] The bridge was named after L.O Martin - Minister for Works and Local Government at the time of construction.

References

1. ^ "The Martin Bridge". Manning Valley Historical Society. http://www.manninghistorical.org/Gallery2.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 

External links

• Bridge on the NSW Road and Traffic Authority webpage