Mary MacKillop Bridge

Coordinates: 34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E / 34.838283°S 138.506806°E

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Mary MacKillop Bridge
Mary MacKillop Bridge with Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge in the background in February 2010
Coordinates	34°50′18″S 138°30′25″E / 34.838283°S 138.506806°E / -34.838283; 138.506806
Carries	Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line
Crosses	Port River
Locale	Lefevre Peninsula
Named for	Mary MacKillop
Owner	Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Followed by	Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Bascule
Total length	770 metres
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (56.5 in) 1,600 mm (63 in)
History
Constructed by	Abigroup
Opened	1 August 2008
Location

The Mary MacKillop Bridge is a bascule bridge in Adelaide, Australia that carries the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line over the Port River.

In July 2005, Abigroup was awarded a contract to build a railway bridge and the adjoining Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge to carry the Port River Expressway over the Port River.^[1] The bridge was built as part of a project to divert the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide line away from the Rosewater loop and bypass the suburban network.^[2]

It was opened on 1 August 2008 by Premier Mike Rann.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Complex bridge project in Adelaide awarded to Abigroup Abigroup 12 July 2005
^ Port River Bridge Opens Catch Point issue 186 July 2008 pages 8-11
^ Official opening for new Port bridges ABC News 1 August 2008
^ Traffic flows faster after bridge opening New Connections issue 2 October 2008 page 7 Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

External links

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