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The previous Mildura Bridge was opened on 22 October 1927. The design allowed for it to carry both road and railway traffic, but railway tracks were never laid. It was a
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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
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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.
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Daryl Jackson Pty Ltd Architects; KLM Gerner Consulting Group (March 2005).
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Mildura
Coordinates
34°11′3″S 142°10′23″E / 34.18417°S 142.17306°E / -34.18417; 142.17306
Sturt Highway
Murray River
Buronga, New South Wales
Mildura
Victoria
Named for
George Chaffey
Transport for NSW
Abbotsford Bridge
Concrete
road bridge
Sturt Highway
Murray River
Buronga
Mildura
lift-span bridge
George Chaffey
Federal
New South Wales
Victorian
Peter Morris
Laurie Brereton
Steve Crabb
Department of Main Roads
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