Towamba River bridge, New Buildings

The Towamba River bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Towamba Road across the Towamba River at New Buildings, New South Wales, Australia. The bridge is owned by Transport for NSW. The bridge is also called the New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.^[1]

History

The current timber low-level bridge was built in c. 1919-20 following the destruction of the previous bridge in a major flood in 1919.^[2] The bridge carries motor vehicles and, via a grade-separated path, carries both pedestrians and bicycles.^[3]

The bridge had been closed for repairs for several weeks in 2017 following issues discovered in routine inspections.^[4][5][6]

Heritage listing

The New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000.^[1]

See also

1. ^ ^{a b} "New Buildings Bridge over Towamba River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01477. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
2. ^ "Bridges". Towamba Valley History. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
3. ^ Tim, the Yowie Man (15 October 2016). "Take the quiz: Can you guess the South Coast bridge?". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. ^ "New Buildings Road Bridge to Close". Bega Valley Shire. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. ^ "Fears for Towamba Bridge, steer clear". Eden Magnet. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. ^ "Don't use Towamba Bridge, road users warned". Eden Magnet. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.