Country Towns
Cooreei Bridge, Dungog, NSW, 1905
This bridge replaced an earlier one of 1874, which was demolished in 1905 when the new one (Dare timber truss) was built by Walter Frank Oakes over the Williams River at Dungog (40 km N. of Raymond Terrace). The opening was witnessed by a large crowd, followed by a luncheon for about forty ladies and gentlemen, a picnic and games for the children and a race meeting in aid of the local hospital.
The composite truss span measures 91 ft (27.74 m), with 16 tons (14.26 t) of ironwork fabricated at Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, and the eight timber beam spans measure 35 ft (10.67 m) each. The height above summer water level is 34 ft 4 in. (10.46 m), which is 4 ft (1.22 m) higher than the bridge it replaced. The width of the deck is 18 ft (5.49 m) between kerbs and the approaches absorbed over 4,000 tons (4,064.19 t) of sand and gravel. The early stages of its construction were supervised by E.O. Moriaty and the later stages by W. Thomas.
Reference: Phillip Simpson, “Historical Guide to New South Wales”, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2020.
Cooreei Bridge, Dungog, NSW, 1905
This bridge replaced an earlier one of 1874, which was demolished in 1905 when the new one (Dare timber truss) was built by Walter Frank Oakes over the Williams River at Dungog (40 km N. of Raymond Terrace). The opening was witnessed by a large crowd, followed by a luncheon for about forty ladies and gentlemen, a picnic and games for the children and a race meeting in aid of the local hospital.
The composite truss span measures 91 ft (27.74 m), with 16 tons (14.26 t) of ironwork fabricated at Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, and the eight timber beam spans measure 35 ft (10.67 m) each. The height above summer water level is 34 ft 4 in. (10.46 m), which is 4 ft (1.22 m) higher than the bridge it replaced. The width of the deck is 18 ft (5.49 m) between kerbs and the approaches absorbed over 4,000 tons (4,064.19 t) of sand and gravel. The early stages of its construction were supervised by E.O. Moriaty and the later stages by W. Thomas.
Reference: Phillip Simpson, “Historical Guide to New South Wales”, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2020.