George Chaffey Bridge

George Chaffey Bridge
George Chaffey Bridge from Mildura in 2007
Coordinates	34°11′3″S 142°10′23″E / 34.18417°S 142.17306°E / -34.18417; 142.17306
Carries	Sturt Highway
Crosses	Murray River
Begins	Buronga, New South Wales
Ends	Mildura, Victoria
Named for	George Chaffey
Owner	Transport for NSW
Preceded by	Robinvale Bridge
Followed by	Abbotsford Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Concrete
Total length	331 metres (1,086 ft)
Width	9.8 metres (32 ft)
No. of spans	9
Piers in water	5
History
Opened	12 March 1985 (1985-03-12)
Replaces	Mildura Bridge (1927–1985)
Location

The George Chaffey Bridge is a road bridge in Australia that carries the Sturt Highway across the Murray River from Buronga to Mildura.

The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927.^[1] The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid.^[2] It was a lift-span bridge supported by concrete pylons, with two approach spans on each side. Two of the truss spans and the lift span are now in the Mildura Marina.^[3]

Named in honour of engineer George Chaffey, the current bridge was opened on 12 March 1985, by Federal, New South Wales and Victorian transport ministers Peter Morris, Laurie Brereton and Steve Crabb.^[4][5] The project was funded under the Australian Bicentennial Road Development Programme, constructed at a cost of $14 million.^[5][6]

The nine-span, 331 metres (1,086 ft) long and 9.8 metres (32 ft) wide, prestressed concrete bridge was designed and constructed by the Department of Main Roads. The Victorian approach is 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, with a six-span, high-strength reinforced concrete I-beam floodway bridge, 80.4 metres (264 ft) long. The New South Wales approach to the main bridge crossing is 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) long, and includes three floodway bridges.^[7][5]

• List of bridges in Australia
• List of crossings of the Murray River

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• Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd Architects; KLM Gerner Consulting Group (March 2005). "Mildura Riverfront Masterplan" (PDF). Council Services. Rural City of Mildura.