Manilla railway underbridges

Manilla railway underbridges
Location of Manilla railway underbridges in New South Wales
Location Tamworth-Barraba railway line, Manilla, Tamworth Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 30°38′51″S 150°39′25″E / 30.6475°S 150.6569°E / -30.6475; 150.6569Coordinates: 30°38′51″S 150°39′25″E / 30.6475°S 150.6569°E / -30.6475; 150.6569
Built 1908
Owner RailCorp
Official name: Manilla railway underbridges
Type State heritage (built)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 1045
Type Railway Bridges / Viaduct
Category Transport - Rail

The Manilla railway underbridges are two heritage-listed railway bridges located on the Tamworth-Barraba railway line in the town of Manilla in the Tamworth Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The underbridges are owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The two sites were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

Description

The badges includes two structures, the first a Howe timber truss railway underbridge located at Upper Manilla across the Borah Creek, situated 575 kilometres (357 mi) from Sydney Central station, erected in 1908; and the second a Howe timber truss railway underbridge across the Oakey Creek, situated 539 kilometres (335 mi) from Central station, also completed in 1908.[1]

Heritage listing

The bridges were constructed in timber because of the remote location and constraints on cost, particularly related to branch line construction. They are two of the relatively few surviving timber bridges left in the State and are of considerable significance.[1]

Manilla railway underbridges was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Manilla railway underbridges, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01045". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Manilla railway underbridges, entry number 01045 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

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