Red Bridge (Tasmania)

Red Bridge
use	Road traffic
Convicted	Midland Highway ( )
Crossing of	Elizabeth River
place	Campbell Town
construction	Brick arch bridge
overall length	22.8 m
Longest span	7.6 m
vehicles per day	2 million vehicles / year
start of building	1836
completion	1838
opening	July 1838
planner	James Blackburn
	location
Above sea level	175 m

-41.9329 147.4927 175Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 58 ″ S , 147 ° 29 ′ 34 ″ E

The Red Bridge is a historic road bridge in the center of the Australian state of Tasmania in Campbell Town , about halfway between Hobart and Launceston . The Midland Highway (N1) crosses the Elizabeth River on the brick arch bridge built by convicts from 1836–1838 . It is the oldest preserved brick arch bridge in Australia. and at the same time the oldest bridge on a national trunk road.

construction

The bridge has three arches with a span of 7.6 m each and carries two lanes and sidewalks. Around 2 million vehicles cross them every year.

history

The Red Bridge is said to have been designed by James Blackburn , a Melbourne architect who was himself a convict. It was built on dry land from 1.25 million hand-formed bricks, and when it was finished, the river was diverted to run under the bridge.

The Red Bridge has been a national monument since 1978.

Web links

Red Bridge, High St, Campbell Town, TAS, Australia . Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Australian Government

Individual evidence

↑ Red Bridge . Cintec International. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2007.
^ Tasmania - Transport Spending . Australia Department of Transport and Regional Services. May 11, 1999. Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved on August 10, 2007.
↑ Local Attractions . Campbell Town Online Access Center. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 10, 2007. @1@ 2

↑ Tasmanian Memorials - Campbell Town Convict Brick Trail . The Gardens Family. Retrieved August 10, 2007.

[cintec-1] Red Bridge . Cintec International. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2007.

[2] Tasmania - Transport Spending . Australia Department of Transport and Regional Services. May 11, 1999. Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved on August 10, 2007.

[3] Local Attractions . Campbell Town Online Access Center. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 10, 2007. @1@ 2

[4] Tasmanian Memorials - Campbell Town Convict Brick Trail . The Gardens Family. Retrieved August 10, 2007.