Dickabram Bridge

Dickabram Bridge
Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River
Coordinates25°57′14″S 152°29′43″E / 25.9540°S 152.4954°E / -25.9540; 152.4954
CarriesMotor vehicles, Railway
CrossesMary River
LocaleMiva, Queensland
Heritage statusRegistered (ID 15956)
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
MaterialTimber, Steel
Height3.5 metres (11 ft) maximum vehicle height
Longest span36.6 metres (120 ft)
No. of spans14 (6.1m, 7.9m, three at 11m, 11.6m, 24.1m, 36.6m, 24.1m, 11.6m, two at 11m, 7.9m and 6.1m)
Clearance above4.3 metres (14 ft)
Clearance below23 metres (75 ft)
History
DesignerHenry Charles Stanley
Constructed byMcDermott Owen & Co.
Construction start1885
Construction end6 December 1886
Location
Dickabram Bridge
Location of Dickabram Bridge in Queensland
Locationacross the Mary River, between Miva and Theebine, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates25°57′14″S 152°29′44″E / 25.9538°S 152.4956°E / -25.9538; 152.4956
Design period1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built1885–1886
ArchitectHenry Charles Stanley
Official nameDickabram Bridge, Mary River Bridge (Miva)
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600836
Significant period1880s (fabric)
Significant componentspier/s (bridge)
BuildersOwen McDermott & Co.

Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River between Miva and Theebine, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy railway line. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from 1885 to 1886 by Messrs Michael McDermott, Owens & Co. It is also known as Mary River Bridge (Miva). The bridge was registered on the former Register of the National Estate in 1988.

The bridge is one of three remaining road-and-rail bridges in Australia and the only one in South East Queensland following the completion of the Burdekin Bridge in 1957. It is the oldest remaining large steel truss bridge constructed in Queensland.