| LOCATION |
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| Address |
South East of Spalding SPALDING |
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H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Northern Areas Council |
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P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Spalding Railway Bridge over the River Broughton [Concrete Arch] |
| Registered Name |
Spalding Railway Bridge |
| Significance |
When completed in 1919 to a design by Alexander Moncrieff, the Spalding Bridge with its five spans was the fourth greatest of Australian arch bridges. O'Connor considers that the use of concrete in early railway bridge construction was unusual, but six concrete railway bridges were built in South Australia in a comparatively short period from 1905 to 1919. Three of these bridges were of concrete girder construction, three were concrete arched. (Three of the six concrete bridges - two concrete girder bridges and one arched - are on the small line between Monarto South and Sedan.)
The Spalding Bridge was the third and the longest of three arched bridges to be built during this period, the others being the plain arched bridge at Watson's Gap near Victor Harbor and the bridge over Reedy Creek near Summerfield on the Sedan Line. It was built by J Dixon, who also built the concrete bridges on the Sedan line. It is primarily of engineering significance. It is larger and has far more relief detailing than the others.
The line between Riverton and Spalding was closed on 17 April 1984. (Railway Heritage Survey 1992). |
| Subject Index |
Transport (Rail) - Railway Bridge |
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State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
21-OCT-1993 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Northern Areas Council |
| State Heritage ID |
14607 |
| Heritage Number |
16387 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CR 5593/611 F187034 A522 |