Elizabeth River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Elizabeth River Bridge
Carries:Road and railway
Crosses:Elizabeth River
Locale:Archer and Wickham
Owner:Northern Territory Government
Material:Concrete[1]
Length:500m (1,600feet)
Spans:30m (100feet) precast concrete beams
Open: 1980s
Coordinates:-12.5414°N 130.9767°W

The Elizabeth River Bridge is a road bridge which crosses Elizabeth River about south of the Darwin city centre, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The bridge carries the Channel Island Road over the river from the suburb of Archer to the locality of Wickham. The bridge was established as part of the infrastructure works associated with the Channel Island Power Station.[1]

During the 2001-2002 financial year, its width was increased to accommodate the Adelaide-Darwin railway.[2]

It is 500m (1,600feet) long.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Sales . Anthony . The Performance of Rock Socketted Piles in Low Strength Siltstone . Bridges . 1986 . 13 . 6 . 1 .
  2. Web site: 2001–02 Annual Report . AustralAsia Railway Corporation . 11 June 2019 . 24 . 13 November 2002 . 5 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190305053527/http://www.aarail.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/anreport01-02.pdf . dead .